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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Sandy Hook Elementary School Tragedy: Coming Together to Protect Children
Save the Children has worked to ensure the safety and well-being of children around the world for nearly 100 years. We work with children all over the world who have been dramatically affected by war, crisis and violence. We believe that every child has the right to a safe and vibrant childhood. We applaud President […]
Posted in Advocacy, Emergency Response
Tagged child friendly space, children, Emergency response, gun violence, newtown, Sandy Hook Elementary School, save the children
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Talking to Your Kids about Sandy Hook
We are all shocked and saddened by the tragedy of the school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT, yesterday. Our thoughts are with the affected children and families. Save the Children staff is now on site in Newtown, offering assistance if needed. We have set up a Child Friendly Space, where […]
Posted in Emergency Response, United States
Tagged kids coping, newtown, sandy hook, shooting, tragedy
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Ready and Able in Vietnam
Today’s entry is a guest blog from Le Thi Bich Hang and Nguyen Van Gia, my colleagues in Save the Children’s Vietnam Country Office. I met Hang and Gia during my last trip to Vietnam when, alongside Country Director Huy Sinh Pham and
Posted in Foreign Travel
Tagged disaster preparedness, education, Emergency response, save the children, Vietnam
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A Visit to Vietnam Uncovers Progress, Challenges—and Joy!
Vietnam has made progress by leaps and bounds in the past decade, improving economic growth, boosting newborn and child survival rates and getting more kids in school. As I traveled throughout the country last week, I could see that this progress was rooted in the determination and industriousness of the Vietnamese people. They have worked […]
Posted in Foreign Travel, On the Road
Tagged children, education, Literacy Boost, save the children, Vietnam
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