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All Blacks Ask Fans to Give Generously
Friday, 16 June 2006, 11:01 am | Save The Children
The All Blacks are encouraging rugby fans to give generously to Save the Children whilst their test matches are underway, giving fans a chance to help some of the 100 million children worldwide that are unable to go to school to get an education. More >>
Not Just the Test Match Kicking Off in Hamilton
Friday, 9 June 2006, 2:37 pm | Save The Children
It is not just the All Blacks v Ireland Test that kicks off in Hamilton this Saturday; it’s also the first of the Save the Children collections at All Blacks’ Test matches. More >>
Rights of Uganda Lost Generation Must Be Protected
Friday, 9 June 2006, 10:08 am | Save The Children
On the third day of an exceptional joint visit to Uganda, a high level delegation from Save the Children, the world's largest independent child rights organisation, has committed to do far more for all the children in northern Uganda affected by ... More >>
Children At Risk In Wake Of Java Earthquake
Saturday, 3 June 2006, 2:40 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children is concerned at the increased risks to the safety of children as families try to recover in the areas of Java affected by the earthquake. More >>
Positive Parenting Programme
Friday, 2 June 2006, 4:50 pm | Save The Children
Today's announcement of $14.8 million funding over 4 years for continuation of the SKIP – Strategies with Kids Information for Parents – programme has been welcomed by Save the Children New Zealand's Executive Director, John Bowis. More >>
Save The Children Calls For Donations
Monday, 29 May 2006, 9:50 am | Save The Children
Approximately 40,000 children have been directly affected by the earthquake that hit Java on Saturday evening creating devastation in its wake. Many have been injured and many more are without shelter. More >>
Violence Prevention And Family Focus Positive
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 6:09 pm | Save The Children
Putting families in the top 3 overarching themes of this year's budget is a positive step forward towards placing children in the centre of policy making, but there is more to do, according to John Bowis, Executive Director of Save the Children New ... More >>
Save the Children Starts Mag For Kids
Thursday, 13 April 2006, 4:01 pm | Save The Children
A new magazine is being prepared for kiwi kids, called Upstart. It will be welcomed by parents and educators, who for years have been calling for more New Zealand produced media for children. More >>
Post Tsunami Reconstruction Problems
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 2:27 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children, which has been helping children and families in Aceh for three decades, is committed to providing quality post-tsunami reconstruction in Aceh province. Thanks to internal systems and controls put in place by the agency, we learned that ... More >>
Rugby Union And Save The Children Partnership
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 1:53 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children New Zealand’s relationship with the New Zealand Rugby Union has been further developed with the appointment of the NZRU’s Therese Walsh to the Board of Save the Children New Zealand, extending the partnership between the two organisations ... More >>
Children Most at Risk in Kenyan Drought Emergency
Monday, 6 March 2006, 1:10 pm | Save The Children
The drought ravaged regions of Kenya are experiencing a grim state of affairs indeed with almost 20 per cent of children suffering malnutrition and 500,000 children needing assistance. Donations to assist children in the drought affected regions can by made ... More >>
Save The Children To Assist Victims Of Mudslide
Tuesday, 21 February 2006, 5:47 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children has staff in the Philippines who are currently assessing the situation for children and families who survived a deadly mudslide that buried hundreds of houses and a school in the central Philippines on Friday. More >>
Over 140,000 Blankets And Quilts Distributed
Friday, 17 February 2006, 4:18 pm | Save The Children
Save the Children has now distributed 143,933 blankets and quilts in Pakistan to help families in earthquake affected areas get through the cold winter. This includes approximately 3,000 from New Zealand donor to our special Blanket appeal. More >>
Partnership To Prevent Child Abuse In Fiji
Wednesday, 15 February 2006, 4:57 pm | Save The Children
Teenagers play a key role in educating children and lifting awareness of child abuse prevention in Fiji, with the support of Save the Children. Two people involved in these programmes are in Wellington this week. More >>
Save the Children Assists Ugandan Kids
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 3:04 pm | Save The Children
Ugandan children are calling on election candidates to fight child poverty, end child exploitation and stop the war in Northern Uganda, according to Save the Children New Zealand Executive Director, John Bowis. More >>
Kenyan Children Need Effective Support
Monday, 30 January 2006, 5:50 pm | Save The Children
Kenyan children affected by the famine in that country do need support, but assistance must be provided in consultation with Kenyan communities according to Executive Director of Save the Children New Zealand, John Bowis. More >>
30,000 Pakistan Families Assisted by SC
Friday, 20 January 2006, 5:05 pm | Save The Children
Thirty thousand families living in earthquake-hit villages in the remotest parts of Pakistan and India have now received help from Save the Children (SC) according to Save the Children’s Pakistan Earthquake Response Situation Report released today ... More >>
Save the Children Issues One-Year Progress
Friday, 2 December 2005, 12:17 am | Save The Children
Nearly one year after responding to one of the world's worst natural disasters, Save the Children reported today that its tsunami relief and recovery programme is helping hundreds of thousands of children and their families rebuild their lives after surviving ... More >>
Response To Asian Earthquake “A Disgrace”
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 11:21 am | Save The Children
One month on from the Asian earthquake, Save the Children is calling on the international community to dramatically scale up its response. More >>
Critical Supplies Delivered to Quake Victims
Monday, 10 October 2005, 12:54 am | Save The Children
Save the Children has swung into action to assist children and families injured and left homeless by the deadly earthquake that struck the subcontinent of South Asia on Saturday. More >>