Save The Children

Our SaathNirbhar Story:

Throughout the Covid 19 pandemic ‘Save the Children’ stood by communities as a strong rock. The organization has extended their support and reached out to civil society bodies in 13 States, taking special care to connect with the most vulnerable population within these regions. Despite the challenges they have gone above and beyond their call to address these needs - exactly what these unprecedented times demanded. Save the Children's Santanu rekindles hope in 13 States to the most vulnerable communities.While fear engulfed and not many were ready to help,Save the Children emerged as a beacon of hope for communities struggling with hunger and knowledge deprivation. Their robust coordination amongst youth volunteers provided health support, food, awareness on hygiene and vaccine and it's availability.They expanded their work by providing medical equipment to capacitate remote small hospitals.What looked as herculean task was made easy by young energy.

About Us:

Save the Children is a global non-profit organisation which was founded in the year 1919. Today, it is India’s leading independent child rights NGO. As of December 2019, we work in 18 states of India. Started in 2008 in India, and registered as ‘Bal Raksha Bharat’, we have changed the lives of more than 10.1 million (1.1 crore) children till date.

In the year 2019, we reached 12.64 lakh children. Save the Children believes that every child deserves the best chance for a bright future and that’s why we are fiercely committed towards ensuring that children not only survive, but thrive. We run programmes in the remotest corners of India and urban areas to provide quality education and healthcare, protection from harm and abuse and life-saving aid during emergencies to children.

Globally, Save the Children is present in more than 80 countries and works to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children living there. Every child deserves the best chance for a bright future. And that’s why we are fiercely committed to ensuring children not only survive, but thrive. Bold in our ambition and powerful in our care, we do whatever it takes to save the world’s children. In India and around the world, Save the Children is on the ground – every day and in times of crisis. Our pioneering programmes address children’s unique needs, giving them a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We are outspoken champions for children, ensuring their voices are heard and their issues are given top priority. Drawing on a century of leading expertise, we take on the toughest challenges facing the hardest-to-reach children – especially those unfairly excluded from the world’s progress.

Works with marginal rural and urban communities across 13 States. Holistic engagement - health support; food; hygiene; vaccine awareness and availability, medical equipment to capacitance remote small hospitals. He led from front and was out there in the extreme days and worked both to mobilise resources and reach needy The primary outreach people during peak wave 2 and lockdown were the youth who took responsibility end to endBrought bug thinking in approach and action