History
In 1919, a few months after the armistice that ended the First World War, a 35-year-old woman started handing out leaflets in Trafalgar Square showing a shocking photo of two emaciated children. Above it the headline read: 'Our Blockade has caused this - millions of children are starving to death'. Eglantyne Jebb was arrested and tried for her protest against the impact of Britain's post-war blockade of Germany and eastern Europe. At her trial she was found guilty, but the judge was so impressed with her that he offered to pay her fine. It was the first donation to the charity she went on to found, Save the Children.
Specialties
Save the Children believes every child deserves a future. In the U.S. and around the world, we give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We do whatever it takes for children - every day and in times of crisis - transforming their lives and the future we share.