Advocacy

Humanitarian organization CEOs: Let’s show Syrian refugees the promise of America

By Carolyn | Published November 24, 2015

This post originally appeared on FoxNews.com, and was written in coordination with Michelle Nunn, Carolyn Woo, Neal Keny-Guyer, Raymond C. Offenheiser, & Richard Stearns. More than 4 million Syrian refugees, almost half of whom are children, have fled unspeakable violence. Even with winter advancing, many continue to make the treacherous journey from Turkey to Greece […]

Providing a Future for Millions of Syrian Children

By Carolyn | Published November 23, 2015

It takes only a few hours on a beach on the Greek island of Lesbos to understand the enormity of the current refugee crisis sweeping Europe and the many dangers that refugees face, including so many mothers and children. On one typically busy day, our Save the Children staff counted 22 small rubber dinghies […]

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The Time is Now: Delivering on the SDG Agenda

By Carolyn | Published September 25, 2015

There’s no way around feelings of euphoria today. World Leaders at the United Nations are ringing in a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that promise to end extreme poverty and the scourge of hunger and preventable deaths of infants and children around the world. At the same time, the Pope […]

Also posted in Child Survival, Education, Health | Tagged #GlobalGoals, Global Goals, MDGs, Millennium Development Goals, SDGs, Sustainable Development Goals, UNGA, united nations | Leave a comment

The First Day of School…in Cuba!

By Carolyn | Published September 17, 2015

The first day of school is an exciting moment of possibility and potential—and the same could be said for my very first trip to Cuba. Everywhere I went, there was an expectant and hopeful feeling in the air. I spoke with young Cubans who expressed their enthusiasm about greater interaction with the world, including […]

Also posted in Education, Foreign Travel, On the Road | Leave a comment

A New Year and a Recommitment to Saving Lives

By Carolyn | Published January 15, 2015

I can hardly believe that it’s already 2015! This year has stood as a milestone for so much of our work for children in recent years, so 2015 promises to be a mixture of sprinting to the finish in some areas and setting out a new course in others. Today I’m in Washington for […]

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Sign our Petition to Keep America’s Kids Safe

By Carolyn | Published February 4, 2013

In 1987, Congress created a National Commission on Children tasked with assessing the status of children and families in America. This three-year Commission created some of the most meaningful and influential policies for children in modern American history, including the Earned Income Tax Credit, the Child Tax Credit, and the creation of the Children’s Health […]

Also posted in General | Tagged advocacy, children, commission, Keep America's Kids Safe, National Commission on Chidlren, national priority, petition, safe | Comments Off

Sandy Hook Elementary School Tragedy: Coming Together to Protect Children

By Carolyn | Published December 21, 2012

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 […]

Also posted in Emergency Response | Tagged child friendly space, children, Emergency response, gun violence, newtown, Sandy Hook Elementary School, save the children | Comments Off

A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action

By Carolyn | Published October 5, 2012

I spent last week at the Clinton Global Initiative and the UN General Assembly meetings in New York. There was much talking about issues of international development, about the rights of children to an education, about stopping children dying from preventable things like pneumonia, about making sure that the world is free from hunger. But […]

Also posted in Panels and Speaking Engagements | Tagged CGI, children, clinton global initiative, foreign assistance, Health, Malnutrition, poverty, save the children, UNGA | Comments Off

Do we really have to choose THIS??

By Carolyn | Published November 28, 2011

As I celebrated Thanksgiving with my extended family this weekend, eating from a huge spread, sharing updates and stories and generally catching up at a big family gathering, I also thought about the many kids and families Save the Children works with all around the world and right here in the United States. I knew […]

Tagged budget cuts, children, foreign assistance, foreign budget, poverty, save the children | 2 Comments

AIDs in Africa Thirty Years On….

By Carolyn | Published October 12, 2011

The AIDS epidemic reached 30 this year and though there has been a huge amount of progress here in the U.S., the story in Africa is a vastly different one. On the continent, women and children are the main victims of the disease with the fastest growth of infection rate now among women and youth. […]

Also posted in Health | Tagged Addis Ababa, AIDs, budget cuts, children, Ethiopia, foreign budget, HIV, orphans, PEPFAR, save the children | 2 Comments

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