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Publications

Save the Children's publications range from children's guides to academic reports, to training manuals. By sharing our experience and knowledge we can affect the lives of more children.

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Publications to Download

Annual Reports
EVERY ONE
Child Rights
Education
Health
HIV and AIDS
Child Participation
Child Protection
Emergencies
Teaching and Training Toolkits
For Ages 7-14
For Ages 14+
Case Studies
By Continent

EVERY ONE

"Next Revolution" Policy Report (October 2009)

Thirty years ago, Jim Grant, then head of UNICEF, spearheaded a surge of global action to save millions of children’s lives known as the 'child survival and development revolution'. Today, much remains to be done. This report, which coincides with the global launch of our EVERY ONE campaign, examines why child mortality rates in the developing world are so high and what must be done to reduce these rates.

Child Rights

Keeping Children out of Harmful Institutions: Why we should be investing in family based care (2009)

This report challenges all governments, international donors, NGOs, faith-based groups and others to
put an end to the unnecessary and harmful use of institutional care.

Various Reports from the UN Study on Violence Against Children

UN Convention on the Rights of the Child The Convention on the Rights of the Child is the first legally binding international instrument to incorporate the full range of human rights-civil, cultural, economic, political and social rights. In 1989, world leaders decided that children needed a special convention to ensure their special care and protection.

Canada's Compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child: Comments to the Standing Senate Committee on Human Rights (Feb 2005)

UN CRC: How Does Canada Measure Up? Updated Report - (2003)
An update to Canada's Report to the UN Committee for the Rights of Children

Large Roads - The EU, the Millenium Development Goals and Children Achievement of the Millenium Development Goals is crucial to improving the lives of children in the developing world. Over 600 million children world-wide live in absolute poverty - an estimated one in four. In this report, Save the Children considers how the European Commission is contributing in its policies, programmes and actions relating to the MDG goals and targets relevant for children. We make recommendations on ways in which the EC could maximise its contribution to the achievement of child-focused MDGs.

Child Protection Policy of Save the Children Canada
Save the Children Canada's policy sets out our commitment to the prevention of child abuse and the protection of children. This policy is a reference for Save the Children Canada staff, partners, contract workers, volunteers and others working with our organization.

Child Protection Code of Conduct of Save the Children Canada
A code for child protection.

Education

Language and Education: The Missing Link - How the Language Used in Threatens the Achievement of Education for all (2009)

This report from Save the Children and CFBT shows the scale of damage caused by preventing children from learning in their first language. The risks of not taking action are greatest in multilingual countries affected by poverty, conflict and instability.

The Child-Centred Framework for Delivering Education Programs that Work

Our framework considers the rights of the child with respect to educational programming, and puts forth an approach that is both integrated and collaborative.

Forgotten Girls, Casualties of War (2005)
This report shows how girls are being overlooked in current efforts to release children from armed groups and support their return home. There are approximately 120,000 girls associated with armed groups across the world. It challenges existing systems and argues that the international community must fund programs designed to meet girls' needs.

Rewrite the Future: The Campaign
Education saves lives. It gives children the skills they need to escape poverty, live healthily and have hope for the future. The right to go to school belongs to every child. Save the Children launched a global initiative to bring education to children living in countries of armed conflict.

Health

State of the World's Mothers 2007 Report: Saving the Lives of Children Under 5

Our annual scorecard on how mothers and children are faring around the world, and what can be done to improve their chances of survival.

State of the World's Mothers Report 2006: Saving the Lives of Mothers and Newborns

Mother and newborn, it is life's most basic partnership. Every year, 60 million women give birth at home with no skilled care. More than 500,000 women died from complications of pregnancy and childbirth, 4 million newborn babies die every year before they are a month old, and 3 million are stillborn.

State Of The World's Mothers Report 2005: The Power and Promise of Girl's Education

HIV and AIDS

Save the Children's Global Programs for HIV and AIDS (2006)

Saving Lives: Children's Right to HIV/AIDS Treatment (Global Movement for Children 2006)

Making HIV and AIDS Financing Work for Children (2006)

Legal and Policy Frameworks for Protecting The Rights of Vulnerable Children Affected by AIDS (2006)

The Measure Of A Man: Dangerous Ideologies of Masculinity in the Time of HIV/AIDS (2006)

Missing Mothers - Meeting the Needs of Children Affected by AIDS (2005)

Children in a World of AIDS (2004)

Child Participation

UN study on violence against children (2006)
Global UN Study presented to General Assembly in October 2006. Includes findings and recommendations from across the globe. Save the Children directly involved in the children consultations.

Will You Listen ? Children and Armed Conflict Survey Report 2007
Ten years after the UN Study by Graca Machel on children living with armed conflict, over 1700 children were surveyed to hear their experiences with conflict.

Child Protection

Safe You Safe Me (2006)
This book with child-friendly drawings teaches children how to protect themselves and speak out against abuse. This book was published in conjunction with the UN Study on Violence Against Children and was coordinated by Save the Children Sweden in 2006.

Exit Routes - Full Report (2001)
Save the Children Canada's approach to facilitate the exit of children from the sex trade. Read an overview of the Report

Are African Children the New Human Capital for Trade and Development? (2002)

African children (one of three African children) between the ages of five to 14 are economically active in the agricultural, manufacturing, extractive and /or domestic sectors, producing goods and service consumed domestically and internationally.

NEPAD (PDF, 158kb)
This New Partnership for Africa's Development is a pledge by African leaders, based on a common vision and a firm and shared conviction, that they have a pressing duty to eradicate poverty and to participate actively in the world economy and body politic. The Programme is anchored on the determination of Africans to extricate themselves and the continent from the malaise of underdevelopment and exclusion in a globalising world.

Food Security Responses in Africa
Children are the most vulnerable to the risks of food insecurity and malnutrition. With many countries in Africa having over half of their population under the age of 18, it is vital that food aid is targeted to children and that activities to promote livelihoods seek to protect children. Please read about our food programs in Africa.

Emergencies

Five Years Later, Rebuilding Lives after the Tsunami: The Children's Road to Recovery (2009)

Five years have passed since the devastating South Asia tsunami of December 26, 2004 — an emergency that triggered the largest disaster response in Save the Children’s history. While the world’s focus has largely moved on, Save the Children has continued to assist hundreds of thousands of children and family members in more than 1,000 villages in five countries: Indonesia, Sri Lanka, India, Thailand and Somalia.This report summarizes the progress we have made and the lives we have changed as a result of our planned five-year response and recover program.

In the Face of Disaster: Children and Climate Change Report (2008)

This report explores the devastating effects of climate change. The report specifically discusses the connection between climate change and increases in natural disasters, the impact that these natural disasters will have on children, and how organizations, communities, and governments can better prepare themselves for disasters.

"Reducing Risks, Saving Lives" Disaster Risk Reduction Flyer (2009)

A detailed flyer that discusses what Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) is and the approach that Save the Children has taken to implementing it.

Child Friendly Spaces- Handbook (October 2008) Child Friendly Spaces, one of Save the Children’s emergency interventions, provide children with protected environments in which they participate in organized activities to play, socialize, learn, and express themselves as they rebuild their lives. This handbook will guide Save the Children emergency response personnel and implementing partners in the rapid implementation of effective Child Friendly Spaces for children during and immediately after an emergency such as a natural disaster or situation of armed conflict.

Child Protection in Emergencies- Position Paper (2007)

Since its inception in 1919, the International Save the Children Alliance (or Save the Children) has worked with children in emergency situations. This document details both Save the Children’s current perspective on the main protection dangers that children face in an emergency and how to address them.

Your Story is Important... (2009)

Promotional material aimed at getting people to tell their unique stories. The material is specifically geared towards people who live in areas where Save the Children has provided assistance or to people who have been specifically assisted by Save the Children.

Report: Feeling the Heat (2009)

Climate change presents many risks and threats to children from especially poor families. This report reminds us of the close connection between climate change and the other challenges facing poor children, such as poverty and rapid urbanization.

Protecting Children in Emergencies
Since 1990, over 2 million children have died as a direct result of armed conflict. At least 6 million children have been permanently disabled or seriously injured, and more than one million have been orphaned or separated from their families. Emergencies must contain a large component for child protection, states Save the Children.

A Sense of Belonging - Case studies in positive care options for children
A Sense of Belonging explores different types of care that work for children. Drawn from a number of countries around the world, the case studies illustrate alternatives to institutional care.

Promoting psychosocial wellbeing among children affected by armed conflict and displacement; Report(1996) An overview of Save the Children's principles for, and approaches to, psychosocial programming for children living in countries at war or in post-conflict recovery.

Teaching and Training Toolkits

The Challenge of Education in Conflict-Affected Countries: A Teachers Resource Guide 2007
A hands on guide for teachers referencing the issue of education in CAFS Save the Children Canada

Children's rights: A teacher's guide
The tools you need to introduce rights education into your classroom. Includes practical information about children's rights and their importance to well-governed societies.

Publications for Children Aged 7-14

Many resources that have been specifically written for children are available here in our "For Kids and Youth" section

Publications for Children 14+

Please click on the link above

Case Studies

Voices of Children Living in Countries of Armed Conflict Children speak out about their experience, and how the Rewrite the Future education campaign will enable them to go to school

Children Affected by HIV and AIDS In Cambodia: The Real Story The story of how children's lives have changed since HIV/AIDS came to Cambodia

Some Examples of Publications (by continent)