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Monthly Archives: September 2014
Notes from the UN and the Clinton Global Initiative: Speaking Out for Children in New York
This was a busy week for global development, as leaders from government, business and civil society came together in New York for the Clinton Global Initiative meetings and the UN General Assembly. As usual, Save the Children was there to take the opportunity to make children a central part of the agenda—and urge action on […]
Posted in Child Survival, General, On the Road, Panels and Speaking Engagements, United States
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Which Way to Better Health: A Roadmap to Save Mothers and Newborns
Co-authored with Liya Kebede As children, we were fascinated when our school teachers rolled out the maps showing different parts of the world. Even today, as we’ve each traveled the world in our respective roles, maps still hold a certain fascination and urgency to go beyond where we’ve been — to move forward. So […]
Posted in On the Road, United States
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Why Women Hold the Key to Development—and Peace
My latest revelation on development came in an unlikely place: not a refugee camp for Syrians or a small hut in Nepal but in a beautiful building in Venice built in the mid-1700s—Scoula Grande di San Giovanni Evangelista—which was the site of a ceremony for the Pilosio Peace award. Pilosio is an Italian construction company […]
Posted in General
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It’s Back to School– Are Your Kids Safe?
As of this month, American parents have sent 69 million children back to school and child care. But many have no idea what protections exist to keep kids safe in the very places they’re supposed to be protected. According to a new Harris Poll online survey, 63 percent of U.S. parents with children in […]
Posted in General, United States
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How A Silent Girl Named Serenity Finally Found Her Words
This blog originally appeared in The Huffington Post. An early start on learning means everything when it comes to a child’s future. Yet too many children living in poverty in America and around the world don’t have access to a quality early education. In fact, children from low-income homes hear an average of […]
Posted in Education, General, United States
Tagged children, children's education, education
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