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Feng Liang is
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Feng Liang is well and happy
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Feng Liang, our 7 year-old Child
Guardian representative, is well
and happy in her village in Yunnan
province in southwest China.
She’s moved up to grade three at school and is
progressing well in her lessons. She tells us that
maths is still her number one favourite subject,
and that she also loves picture books. Her
favourites are ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales’ and a book
called ‘David No!’. She still dreams of one day
becoming a doctor.
At home, the family celebrated Feng Liang’s
little sister’s second birthday. Han Mo is still too
young to attend our Early Childhood Care and
Development (ECCD) centre full time, but she
loves going there to play occasionally.
In an area where there is so little preschool
education or support for parents with young
children, our ECCD centre is an invaluable
resource for the local community. Meg Tuan,
Feng Liang’s mother, says it has been hugely
helpful for her own family, teaching her about
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the health and wellbeing of her children and
preparing Feng Liang for school.
Our ECCD centre has become increasingly
popular as more parents see the benefits of
the services and education it provides. “We
are so happy to have this preschool class
where our children can play and learn,”
one mother told us. Using this surge in
local support, Save the Children plans to
soon hand over the management of the
centre to the community.
Feng Liang with
Han Mo, her
little sister
Three generations: Feng Liang with her
grandmother, mother and little sister
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Juggling Childcare
and Farmwork
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How introducing Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) centres
benefits everyone?
Tenzin was born five years ago in a rural Tibetan village. His father works in the
local mines while his mother farms and takes care of Tenzin and his little brother.
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Finding enough hours in the day for both work
and family can be a struggle for any parent.
For Tenzin’s mother, keeping an eye on two
energetic boys while farming is a challenge. “My
sons run everywhere, like the other children
here. They go to the fields to play in the dirt and
to the river on sunny days. But these places are
risky so I always worried about their safety.”
Tenzin cheekily adds, "Sometimes our parents
are so busy, they don’t have time to take care
of us. We often caused trouble – we let air
out of the tractors’ tyres."
Then last year, an Early Childhood Care and
Development (ECCD) centre started up
in their village with support from Save the
Children. And it’s been a success from Day
One with kids and parents.
Tenzin attends every day. “I go there to play
with building blocks, jigsaw puzzles and balls.
I like the games that the centre organizes," he
happily explains. And his mother points out,
"The centre is helpful for us parents. I leave
Tenzin there with complete trust, and I have
seen many changes in him. He talks more,
he pays more attention to cleanliness, he has
many new friends and he respects us with
good manners.”
Last year, Save the Children opened 18
ECCD centres like Tenzin’s in remote
areas of Yunnan, Xinjiang and Tibet. In
total, we improved access to ECCD classes
for over 25,000 young children throughout
China, while also raising parental
awareness about early childhood care and
development.
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With community help, we
built 100 new ECCD
centres in Nepal
last year
(Sharmila) (Umesh)
Sharmila and Umesh playing together with their
homemade toys
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A playful start
to a whole new world
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Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) can have a profound effect on the
future prospects of children. Providing toddlers with engaging environments
and teaching them basic coordination, colours, shapes, words and
numbers makes them far more likely to succeed at school, giving them
more choices later in life. We’re expanding our ECCD program in Nepal,
but how do you reach families in remote hill villages where homes are so
inaccessible?
In remote areas of Baglung in western Nepal, an innovative project
encourages mothers to meet once a month to make toys for their children
and learn about ECCD play. Sharmila made a basket of toys for her 18
month-old son, Umesh. Now they spend time playing together and have
playtime sessions with a neighbour’s child. Sharmila never went to school
or had toys so this project has made her determined that her son will have
access to both.
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Meet Angel: a little health
promoter in the Philippines
(Angel)
Angel, spreading the word on hygiene
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Bulilit
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Angel, at just 11 years old, is helping
families in her South Central
Mindanao to live healthier lives.
Wearing her distinctive read ‘Bulilit’
(which means ‘little’ in Tagalog) vest,
she is teaching other children, their
siblings and parents about healthy
eating and hygiene.
It’s all part of taking our School
Health and Nutrition program out
into the community and it’s working.
In the areas where children like
Angel volunteer to spread the word,
we see fewer parasitic infections,
less school absenteeism and better
overall health and nutrition.
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In Asia
Indonesia
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(Lydia)
Baby Cheryl was born to a 14 year-old girl who was the victim of
abuse. We’re supporting grandmother Lydia, so that she can bring
up Cheryl in a loving home.
Vietnam
228,804
Last year, our Disaster Risk Reduction projects reached
228,804 children and adults here – helping communities to
prepare for disasters.
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(Sukra)
Neima with her daughter Sukra,
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How your donations help
Around the World
Saving lives with 'first milk' in Ethiopia
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We’ve long understood that colostrum, the first
breast milk, is the most potent natural immune
system booster known to science. However, not
everyone knows this.
Research estimates that 830,000 newborn deaths could be prevented if every
infant was given breast milk in the first hour of life. In the Somali region of Ethiopia,
many pastoralist communities believe that ‘first milk’ is not good, and feed babies
a mixture of tea, sugar and honey for the first three days. Community health
promoters trained by Save the Children are working to change this approach.
(Neima)
(Sukra)
Mother of six, Neima, was one of the first to make the switch. She tells us:
“When I was pregnant with Sukra, the health promoter told me about the
amazing benefits of first milk.
“At first I was confused, but over time, I was convinced. I gave Sukra the first milk
immediately after I’d given birth. I realised that it was very good for my baby and
nothing bad has happened to her. She is the healthiest and strongest child in the
family. She hasn’t suffered from diarrhoea like my other children and she is more
active. She’s fast and eager to learn new things.”
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Developing livelihoods
around the world
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300
(Mohibullah)
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14 year-old Mohibullah is training to be
a tailor in Afghanistan
In Myanmar, we provided chickens,
rice seed, and micro-loans to nearly
7,000 families last year though
different livelihood projects. We help
orphans and vulnerable children in
Mozambique support their younger
siblings by teaching them a trade. In
Afghanistan, Mohibullah is one of
300 children happily swapping the
streets for vocational skills training
and the change of a job. In Ethiopia,
goat rearing and agriculture training is
helping families to diversify livelihoods.
In Nepal, Colombia, Ghana and Kenya,
our YouthSave project uses workshops
and special bank accounts to teach and
encourage adolescents to save towards
their futures.
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Children shape the future in Nicaragua
Save the Children works throughout Latin America
with both national and local governments, communities,
partners and children themselves to improve investment
in children’s resources.
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Nicaragua is just one example where we have had
great success. Over the last eight years, we have
managed to increase average municipal investment in
children by 92%.
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In 2012, no fewer than 5,300 children and young
adolescents in Nicaragua were involved in developing
proposals with their local authorities – ensuring that new
classrooms, sports fields, playgrounds, books and school
equipment were firmly on the agenda.
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Benefitting over 135,000 children so far, these projects
will make Nicaragua a better place for children long into
the future.
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Liberia
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167,483
We’re supporting over 20 health clinics and one hospital in Liberia, reaching
251,588 people, including 167,483 children.
DR Congo
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Last year, we exceeded our initial target of 30 primary schools and
supported 45 schools – enriching education for 63,682 children.
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Tanzania
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Last year, 162 health workers
trained by Save the Children treated
61,749 young children suffering
from malaria, pneumonia and
malnutrition.
Colombia
Our Child Friendly Spaces in poor
urban communities give children
somewhere they can escape to for
a few hours – a safe place to play,
learn and develop.
Your continuing support enables us to tackle issues that make a
real difference in the lives of vulnerable children. On behalf of all of
the children we reach throughout the world. Thank you.
You and Save the Children
As you know, your donations benefit entire communities - not individual children. Save
the Children combines your Child Guardian donations with those of other caring donors,
using the combined funds to implement programs that significantly improve education,
health, food security, and child protection, while promoting children’s rights.
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