Welcome Engineers’ House Bristol 16 th October 2012

Save the Children Save the Children has been working to save children’s lives since the beginning of the 20 th century. The Save the Children Fund was set up at a public meeting in London’s Royal Albert Hall by 2 sisters Eglantyne Jebb and Dorothy Buxton. To see the film about Save the Children’s 90 year history please Click here. Click here

Save the Children Over 7 million children under the age of 5 die needlessly each year. Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We save children’s lives We fight for their rights We help them fulfil their potential

Where does your money go? Over the last 5 years from every £1 you give us we spend 88 p to benefit children and use the remaining 12p to raise the next £1. Retail £6.4 m (2%) Fundraising and investment management fees £26.9m (8%) Governance and property £2.2m (1%) Charitable Activities £287.2 (89%) * Diagram is 2011 breakdown

why is your support so important? In 2011 we helped 8.5 million children directly and 20.6 million indirectly. This is done through work on the ground and training healthcare workers. Photo: Colin Crowley/Save the Children

Emergency response In 2011 we responded to 45 emergencies. This included Japan and East Africa, the largest emergency response in our 90 year history. In 2012 we have responded to 21 emergencies already. Photo: Veejay Villa franca/Getty images Save the children

health and hunger In 2011 we helped 3 million through our health and hunger work. This has meant training health workers like Aziza (pictured) from Bangladesh, to bring about real change in their local communities. Photo: Tanvir Ahmed /Save the children

Child Protection In 2011 we kept 500,000 children safe. This meant helping children like Chotti (pictured) who is living on the streets of Delhi, to find a safe haven, food, clothes and the education to lift them out of poverty. Photo: Prashanth Vishwanathan/Save the children

Schooling during emergencies In 2011 we gave 200,000 children schooling during emergencies. This is through projects like our Child Friendly Spaces, which give remedial classes and a safe haven for both children and parents during times of emergencies. Photo: Susan Warner/Save the children

Healthcare We believe in the right of all children to survive and grow up healthy. Our objective is to improve children’s access to quality local health services. Photo: Rachel Palmer/Save the children

What are save the children doing? In 2010 we trained 84,000 + health workers and by 2015 we aim to increase this to 400,000. If basic healthcare were available for all children and mothers, millions of lives could be saved. Photo: Save the children

Nigeria Nigeria has the highest number of under 5 deaths in Africa. Save the Children began work in Nigeria in 2001.

A week in the Life of Catherine the midwife Catherine works in Northern Nigeria as a midwife and lives with her husband and children. She is the winner of our Everyone Midwife award in To see Catherine's story Click here.Click here Photo: Jane Hahn/Panos

WORK CONTINUES Last year we reached 900,000 of Nigeria’s most vulnerable children and new- borns. We are now working with the government in Nigeria to scale up new-born care. Photo: Lucia Zoro/Save the children

A Week in the life of a Community Health Worker Delhi, Rajisthan and Mumbai Millions of children and their families live in severe poverty. Of the 7 million children around the world who die before their 5 th birthday, of easily preventable causes, 2 million of them are born in India.

Community Health Workers These health workers and volunteers play a vital part in helping to prevent many of those deaths. They provide the link between families and the healthcare system in their own communities.

Delhi Drop in Centre – for Street Children From street to school. Up to 57 children a day get a chance to eat, rest, learn, play, be safe and have access to medical help. Photo provided by Marilyn Payne

Delhi Mobile Health Clinic Photo provided by Marilyn Payne

Delhi Mobile Health Clinic The mobile health clinic sees 150 patients a day, 6 days a week. It is staffed by a Doctor, Nurse, Pharmacist, Assistant and a Community Health Worker. Photo provided by Marilyn Payne

Mumbai Illegal slum on the biggest rubbish dump in Mumbai. Photo provided by Marilyn Payne

Mumbai Nutrition Centre Children receive 2 meals a day at the Centre. Malnourished children receive supplementary feeding. Photo provided by Marilyn Payne

Mumbai Health Centre It provides basic health care and counselling. Photo provided by Marilyn Payne

And Finally… We are proud that this year 88p in every £ goes direct to our projects. Your donations play a vital part in supporting these Community Health Workers to help so many children. Thank you Photo provided by Marilyn Payne

Saving lives in an emergency “Most of the emergencies we responded to last year did not make the headlines...” Gareth Owen, Humanitarian Director 2012 Photo: Mats Lignell/Save the children

Saving lives in East Africa In 2011 a deadly drought left 13 million at risk of malnutrition in East Africa. 10,000 people died and hundreds of thousands were at risk of starvation. Save the Children launched the biggest emergency response in it’s 90 -year history – delivering food, water, health care and other crucial life-saving aid to families across the region.

A week in the life of a field worker We filmed a week in the life of a Save the Children field worker, Colin Crowley, as he followed a truck of aid to rural parts of Kenya during the East Africa crisis. Colin returned a year later to the same area, to see how the situation had changed. To see the story of Colin, please Click here.Click here.

UMI- THE STORY CONTINUES As you saw in the film Umi is a wonderful success story. Her growth indices improve by the day and she continues to be enrolled in our Out-patient Supplementary feeding Programme. Photo: Waithera Kuria/Save the children

What’s the situation now? East Africa is still facing problems and progress is under threat, due to poor rainy season. Stunting, caused by malnutrition is a growing issue. Stunting means that children's body and brain fail to develop properly (see picture of 2 girls in Bangladesh, 1 suffering from stunting). In the next 15 years, 450 million children across the world could be affected by stunting.

Looking to the future In 1923 we wrote the world’s 1 st declaration on children’s rights and we still are looking to make sure those rights are protected. Since 1990 the number of children dying a year has fallen by more than 5 million. Since 1999 the number of children missing out on primary school has fallen by 39 million. With this progression, we’re determined to make sure the world seizes this opportunity to affect a real change in childrens lives.

Looking to the future Newborn and Child survival By 2015 we want treatment for 500,000 under-fives for pneumonia, diarrhoea or malaria. And a further 125,000 treated for severe and acute malnutrition. Photo: Caroline Trutmann/Save the children

Looking to the future Hunger and livelihood East Africa shows that the problem of stunting and malnutrition is still one of the biggest facing us globally. By ensuring that children are receiving proper nutrition, we will be able to change the tide in child development. By 2015, we want to reduce severe malnutrition and hunger by reaching 900,000 children. Photo: Joanthan Hyams/Save the children

Looking to the future Education in crisis Children have a right to access education. In the future, we will ensure access to education for 100,000 children in conflict affected fragile states and more widely reach 2.6 m children indirectly. Photo: Cat Carter/Save the children

Looking to the future UK and Child Poverty “It’s harder to live. It’s harder to survive. It’s everything. Unless you are rich you don’t stand a chance. You’re living in poverty.” Clare from Slough. Photo: Anna Kari/Save the children

Gift in Wills Gift in wills account for one fifth of Save the Children’s voluntary income. By leaving a gift in your will you can ensure that the end of your life will help give children the gift of life and the chance of a happier, brighter future. If you would like to talk about a gift in your will to Save the Children or would like more information please contact Liz Pearman on or

Thank you Photo: Lucia Zoro/Save the children