Save the Children

Save the Children
Founded15 April 1919; 105 years ago (1919-04-15)
FoundersEglantyne Jebb
Dorothy Buxton
TypeInternational NGO
Registration no.England & Wales 213890
SC039570
EIN: 06-0726487
Legal statusRegistered company limited by guarantee[1]
Location
OriginsLondon, England, U.K.
Area served
Worldwide

The Save the Children Fund,[2] commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization. It was founded in the UK in 1919, the goal being to improve the lives of children worldwide.

The organization raises money to improve children's lives by creating better educational opportunities, better health care, and improved economic opportunities. It achieves this through several methods, including health, education, and protection programs.

The organization has general consultative status in the United Nations Economic and Social Council.

  1. ^ Save the Children website
  2. ^ "Register Home Page". Retrieved 11 June 2015.