“No child’s pain should go unnoticed” — helping Omar play again
When Omar broke his arm playing sport, his mother, struggling to make ends meet in a Rohingya camp in Bangladesh, didn’t notice the severity of the injury. A child protection worker supported by AHP helped them get medical care.
‘It made me think’: going against the tide to stop a child marriage
Sayed Alam didn’t realise just how much attending Community-Based Child Protection Committee meetings, supported by AHP, had changed his views until he found out that his son had eloped with a girl. He acted quickly to stop the marriage.
Psychosocial support helping Ukrainian refugees settle into new lives abroad
Families displaced by the Ukraine war are accessing mental health and psychosocial support and a range of other services in Romania, supported through the AHP response.
Overcoming earthquake trauma through games and the arts in Türkiye
For 13-year-old Sara, access to an AHP-supported Child Friendly Space is helping her to cope with disruption and trauma after Türkiye’s devastating earthquake.
Mobilising against child marriage in Rohingya communities
Sajeda, a Rohingya mother of four living in Cox’s Bazar, was a victim of child marriage. Motivated by her own experience and the negative outcomes she saw for other child brides, she volunteers as part of an AHP-supported committee to end the practice in her community.
“I want to help other women to be stronger” - Indonesia
Women and girls face unique challenges following a disaster. An Indonesian volunteer shares her observations following the 2018 earthquake and tsunami in Sulawesi.
Child protection in emergencies: Interactive popular theatre - Bangladesh
In 2017, Save the Children received $3 million through the AHP to respond to the Myanmar-Bangladesh crisis.