Author Archives: Carolyn
Taking on an Overwhelming Challenge: The Child #RefugeeCrisis
Overwhelming is the best word for it. It has been more than a week since the photo of little Alan Kurdi, the three year-old Syrian refugee who drowned along with his mother and brother in an attempt to flee to Europe, captured the world’s attention. This image has put a human face on a […]
Changing the Way the Future Unfolds for Children in Poverty
I remember playing the fortune teller game as a kid. We would take a piece of paper, write cute messages and fortunes on it and then fold it origami-style to predict our future. Of course, our paper game couldn’t foretell my future or that of my childhood friends, but with the opportunities that came with […]
The Government Is Leaving Children at Risk — Are You?
This blog was first published on The Huffington Post. It’s been 10 years since Hurricane Katrina revealed how ill-prepared our nation was to protect children from disaster. New research shows that far too little has changed. Most of the recommendations made by the National Commission on Children and Disasters after a deeply-flawed […]
Five Ways I Think Like A Millennial (Sort Of)
This blog was first published on the InterAction website. Carolyn will be speaking at the InterAction Forum on June 24 on the panel: ‘Meh’ to ‘Yes!’-Simple Moves to Win Support for Our Sector. My 22 year-old son is a member of the Millennial Generation and is, at first glance, a completely different creature than I […]
Getting to Zero — and Staying at Zero
This blog was first published on The Huffington Post. I was recently able to congratulate Liberia and its leaders for being declared “Ebola Free” by the World Health Organization. That was a big deal for me, because when I visited that country at the peak of the epidemic last year, I didn’t know how […]
Red Nose Day: Giving Kids More to Smile About
The following blog first appeared on The Huffington Post Save the Children staff members Sara Bernabeo, Jeremy Soulliere and Ellen Gerstein with NBC “TODAY” show host Matt Lauer along his 230-mile bike trek to promote Red Nose Day. Photo by Susan Warner / Save the Children. It’s rare we can all have the chance […]
Stories of Motherhood from Central Africa to South East Asia
The following blog first appeared on The Huffington Post Every year Save the Children’s State of the World’s Mothers report ranks the best and worst places in the world to be a mom, giving us a window into the shared strengths and burdens that mothers face. All mothers carry the brightest hopes for their […]
For Babies In Big Cities, It’s Survival Of The Richest
The following blog first appeared on The Huffington Post I will never forget the moment when I looked out the car window at a bustling, steamy intersection in the heart of Manila, and locked eyes with a young woman. She was holding a tiny baby while begging in the street. I glanced down at my […]
New Consensus Challenging Us to ‘Embrace Previously Unimaginable Possibilities’
A consensus is emerging within the global development community about the rapidly shifting landscape: It is no longer about government or institutional donors, international nongovernmental organizations and projects. Complex global challenges, evolving science and technology, and new resources — including private investments, are challenging us to think in new ways and embrace previously unimaginable […]
Into India’s Cities
India is always a fascinating place for a visit to see Save the Children’s programs, but the one I made earlier this month was even more so than usual. I was meeting with Save the Children staff from all over the world to discuss key learnings from our urban programs. Since our founding almost 100 […]
