Global Strategy - Ambition for Children 2030
Building a better world for and with children
Save the Children’s global strategy: Ambition for Children 2030 and 2016 –2018 strAtegiC plAn Building a better world for and with children
BuIldIng A better world for And with Children Around the world, we will work together to build a better future for and with children. In recent decades the world has “Change is within our reach. No “Our three year strategy (2016 –2018) made unprecedented progress for child should ever die of preventable defines the building blocks for children. Yet our mission is as urgent causes – yet millions do every year. achieving our global breakthroughs and relevant as ever before: millions With 25,000 passionate people in 120 for 2030. It is our opportunity to countries, we can and will change the transform the lives of the most of children are being left behind and world for children.” Carolyn Miles – deprived and marginalised children denied the opportunity to survive S CEO, Save the Children u in the world” Thomas Chandy – and fulfil their potential. “We will continue to work in both CEO, Save the Children India development and emergency settings, “We won’t achieve our strategy on This document outlines the change to fight for all children’s rights around our own – we will need to work we want to inspire by 2030, as the world in fragile states, Middle- closely with children, partners, income countries and developed donors and supporters to inspire well as the strategic steps we will ahlin – CEO, d Elisabeth countries” breakthroughs for children. take over the next three years to Save the Children Sweden Thank you.” Alan Parker – Board, get there. We will do whatever it “We are excited that our new strategy Save the Children International is in line with the UN Sustainable “We have a real opportunity to take takes to ensure by 2030 all children A Development Goals (SDGs). The our impact for children to the next survive, learn and are protected, SDGs will pave the way for how the level, doing whatever it takes to with a focus on the most deprived world will become a better place ensure that we leave no child behind. and marginalised children. for children in the next 15 years – We can’t wait to get started. Join us!” we will be part of that journey.” Justin Forsyth – CEO, Save the gugulethu ndebele – CEO, Children uK SAD Save the Children South Africa Z AIDI /S A ve T he Ch I l D re N 2 AMbITION fOr ChIlDreN 2030 and 2016 – 2018 STrATeGIC PlAN
WhO Our VISIOn A world in which every child attains the right to survival, we Are protection, development and participation. Our MISSIOn Inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children and achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives. Our VAluES like our founder Eglantyne We will stay true to our values of Accountability, Ambition, Jebb – who in the wake of the Collaboration, Creativity and Integrity. First World War was the first person to declare children had individual rights – we are ThEOrY OF ChAngE: our model for inspiring pioneering and courageous. breAkthroughs for Children WE WIll … … be The VOICE Advocate and campaign for better practices and policies to fulfil children’s rights and to ensure their voices are heard (particularly Our rECEnT SuCCESSES And AChIEVEMEnTS most marginalised or those living in poverty). • We reached more than 50 million • We helped to secure the total ban of children through our work around corporal punishment in 46 countries. … be The InnOVATOr bUIlD PArTnErShIPS the globe in 2014. • We helped millions of children affected Develop and prove evidence-based, Collaborate with children, civil society replicable breakthrough solutions organisations, communities, governments • In Nigeria, we helped secure a national by disease outbreaks, conflicts and for problems facing children. and the private sector to share knowledge, health bill that could save the lives of natural disasters. In recent years we influence others and build capacity to three million mothers and children over launched major humanitarian responses ensure children’s rights are met. five years. to the Syria conflict, the Ebola outbreak • In Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Indonesia, in West Africa and Typhoon haiyan in … AChIeve rESulTS AT SCAlE we worked with partners to triple the Philippines. Support effective implementation of best the average percentage of children practices, programmes and policies for children, leveraging our knowledge to ensure who understand what they’re reading sustainable impact at scale. to 60%.
A ChAngIng world The world we operate in is changing rapidly – for children, and for our organisation: global economic crisis more conflicts restrictive operating environment more climate-related disasters widening inequalities growing number of Middle Income Countries increasing violence towards children global migration food security social media new technology changing supporter experience slow progress in fragile states youth activism political instability digital revolution urbanisation funding environment changing fewer aid dependant countries We’ve developed our strategy for children to address these changes. C A r O l IN e Tr UTMANN /S A ve T he Ch I l D re N 44 AM Ambition fbITION fOor Childrr ChIlDreen 2030 and 2016 – 2018 Strategic PlanN 2030 and 2016 – 2018 STrATeGIC PlAN
hA rr I e T WhO we lOGAN /S A ve will reACh T he Ch I l D re We will work to achieve the rights of all N MOST dEPrIVEd children, but we will put the And MArgInAlISEd ChIldrEn first and advocate for others to do the same. We will judge our and other’s successes against our ability to reach these children. We’re defining the most deprived and marginalised children as those least likely to survive, learn and be protected. There are many factors that influence whether a child is deprived and marginalised, including income, poverty, gender, geography, ethnicity or caste, and disability. Often, it’s a combination of these factors that deny children the right to survive, learn or be protected. We will only be able to ensure that all children survive, learn and are protected if we are able to reach those who are the most deprived and marginalised.
our 2030 AMBITIOn We will do whatever it takes to ensure that all children survive, learn and are protected by 2030. We won’t inspire breakthroughs for children on our own. We will work hand in hand with children and their communities, our partners and our donors. Only then will we transform the lives of children and make a real difference. There are currently 2.6 BIllIOn children in the world. 5.9 MIllIOn ChIldrEn under 59 MIllIOn ChIldrEn are Up to 1.5 BIllIOn children the age of 5 die from preventable not in school. Of children in school, experience violence each year causes each year 250 MIllIOn are not learning the basics in reading and mathematics Our ThrEE glOBAl BrEAKThrOughS FOr 2030: SurVIVE lEArn BE PrOTECTEd nO ChIld dIES from All Children leArn VIOlEnCE AgAinst preventAble CAuses before from A quAlity Children is nO lOngEr their fifth birthdAy bAsiC EduCATIOn TOlErATEd BREAKTHROUGH: a remarkable and sustainable shift from the current trend in the way the world treats children. 6 AMbITION fOr ChIlDreN 2030 and 2016 – 2018 STrATeGIC PlAN
our ArEAS OF WOrK We will draw on these areas of work to inspire ThE STOrY OF OnE OF rICC A r DO breakthroughs for children: ThE MAnY ChIldrEn v e NTU WE WOrK WITh r I /S A • health and nutrition: We ensure • Child Poverty: We help children and ve T sustained access to life-saving maternal, their families meet their basic needs Marie darline is 15 years old he Ch I newborn and child health and nutrition l and escape the intergenerational cycle and lives in a camp for those D re services. of poverty. still displaced by the 2010 N • Education: We secure a quality basic • Child rights governance: We earthquake in haiti. education for all children. support children and civil society • Child Protection: We protect to demand rights for every child, “I have lived in this camp for 4 years. I don’t feel safe here because people children from violence and advocate and for governments to deliver on don’t respect each other. There are many cases of abuse. We can’t walk out for others to do the same. their promises. late, we’re afraid to because there are young men in the street who will grab us. At Save the Children’s child rights club, they made me realise that every child has a right to go to school and to receive healthcare when they are sick. I think that child rights are important because I myself am a child. I’ve gained more confidence and I now teach other children about child rights. I tell them what steps to take to protect themselves from people that want harm them in the camp. When I’ve finished studying, I plan to become a doctor.” We will continue to work with children like Marie Darline to turn their rights into a reality. We work with community partners training them on children’s rights, violence prevention and gender-based violence. We also create and support children and youth leader clubs to ensure that children can monitor security issues that arise in the camps they live in.
2016 –2018 glOBAl PrIOrITIES We know what we must do by 2030: inspire breakthroughs for children. We know who we need to help: the world’s most deprived and marginalised children. how will we achieve our strategy? We’ve identified nine global priorities that will help set us on course towards achieving our breakthroughs in the first three years of our strategy. how is this different from our previous strategy? This strategy will continue many important aspects of our previous strategy, such as our focus on increasing unrestricted funding and strengthening the way in which we operate. however, there are also exciting new elements, such as our focus on knowledge and our new global campaign. Chr IS D e bOD e/S A ve T he Ch I l D re 8 AMbITION fOr ChIlDreN 2030 and 2016 – 2018 STrATeGIC PlAN N
glOBAl PrIOrITIES explAined… 1. Increase thematic focus: Integrate the different areas of our AChIeve MAXIMISe work and improve the quality to inspire all three breakthroughs. reSUlTS AT USe Of OUr 3. develop global knowledge 2. Build humanitarian culture, capacity and systems: capability: Strengthen our ability SCAle KNOWleDGe Share and use knowledge of what to respond to humanitarian crises works for children to improve the and reach the children who most quality of our impact. need our support. SurVIVE 4. Build advocacy and campaigning lEArn capability: We will become a global voice through our new campaign on BE PrOTECTEd 7. Build a high performing children left behind and build our organisation: Be efficient and advocacy and campaigning capacity in streamlined as an organisation by strategically important countries. saving on unnecessary costs and 5. roll out global brand: Increase our increasing our effectiveness. supporters to 2.5 million by building our 8. Build capable and diverse leaders global brand and digital presence. A MOveMeNT be TrUlY and invest in our people: Attract 6. Drive stronger, more diversified Of MIllIONS GlObAl and retain talented staff recognising our funding: Diversify our funding portfolio, people are our greatest asset. with more income coming from Middle 9. develop truly global culture, Income Countries, and a better balance structure and governance: * Increase our level of accountability of unrestricted funding , which allows us the flexibility to react to where and collaboration so we work better children’s needs are greatest. together for children. *Unrestricted funding: money that is used where it is most needed. We are committed to meeting our donor promise, which means ensuring donations and gifts are given to the areas/regions specified by our supporters. However, in some cases this means we experience shortfalls in funding sudden important priorities, for example getting money to the field immediately when a disaster hits, or addressing child rights violations in geographies with little donor interest.
WhErE we will work Our priority for the next three years is to improve the quality of programs in the 120 countries in which we work. We will continue to respond to humanitarian crises globally and adapt to changing circumstances in every environment as needed. Afghanistan bolivia China egypt Guinea Jordan Madagascar Nepal Papua Singapore Tajikistan Uzbekistan Albania bosnia and Colombia el Salvador haiti Kazakhstan Malawi Netherlands New Guinea Solomon Islands Tanzania vanuatu Algeria herzegovina Costa rica ethiopia honduras Kenya Mali New Zealand Paraguay Somalia Thailand venezuela Argentina botswana Côte d’Ivoire fiji hong Kong Korea Mauritania Nicaragua Peru South Africa Timor leste vietnam Armenia brazil Cuba finland Iceland Kosovo Mexico Niger Philippines South Sudan Togo Yemen Australia burkina faso Denmark The Gambia India Kyrgyzstan Moldova Norway romania Spain Turkey Zambia Azerbaijan Cambodia Dominican Georgia Indonesia laos Mongolia occupied russia Sri lanka Uganda Zimbabwe bangladesh Canada republic Germany Iraq latvia Montenegro Palestinian rwanda Sudan United Kingdom belgium Central African DPrK Ghana Israel lebanon Mozambique territory Senegal Swaziland Ukraine benin republic DrC Greenland Italy liberia Myanmar Pakistan Serbia Sweden Uruguay bhutan Chile ecuador Guatemala Japan lithuania Namibia Panama Sierra leone Switzerland United States 10 AMbITION fOr ChIlDreN 2030 and 2016 – 2018 STrATeGIC PlAN
FundIng our Ambition We believe our new global strategy Ambition for Children 2030 will inspire breakthroughs for children. however we will not achieve the impact for children that we seek unless we invest * 2014 2018 in our work. 21% UNreSTrICTeD GlObAl INCOMe 25% * 2018 figures are what we expect to achieve Diversifying the source of our income is critical to help us make strategic choices, and for our programs to be innovative and flexible. By doing this, we will be able to respond to children when they need us most. As an example, unrestricted income helps us invest in: • Reaching the most deprived and is changing. We will need to evolve marginalised children, even when our approach so that we leave no no donor funds are available. child behind. This is particularly important in • Mobilising the public to campaign a humanitarian crisis when we for child rights, and ensuring that need to act quickly. everyone recognises the right of • Piloting innovative programs – the every child to survive, learn and J ONA world that we operate in for children be protected. T h AN hY Our global revenue is currently uS$2 billion per year. In order to begin AMS to achieve our ambitions we expect to have income of uS$2.7 billion /S A ve per year by 2018. T he Ch I l D re N
f r ONT CO ver PICTU re S T OP : M IC h A el A MADITZ , MIDD le: SA ve T he C h I l D thAnk YOu re N , b O TT OM : S A huge thank you to everyone who UZANNA Kl A works for or with Save the Children – UCK e b A staff, donors, partners and friends. CK CO ver: S Together, we will do whatever it takes USAN W to save children. A r N er/S A ve T he Ch I l D re N There are many ways you can support our work for children such as fundraising, campaigning or volunteering. Please visit our website for more information or follow us on social media. savethechildren.net registered charity no. 1076822
