Save The Children: Australia's Largest Aid And Development Agencies

In response to the recent failure of the international community to prevent the famine crisis in the Horn of Africa since July 2011, Suzanne Dvorak the chief executive of Save the Children wrote that, “We need to provide help now. But we cannot forget that these children are wasting away in a disaster that we could - and should - have prevented” she added, “The UN estimates that every $1 spent in prevention saves $7 in emergency spending.” (Dvorak, 2011).

For example, “Hospitals have seen an influx of patients suffering from preventable diseases, the aid group said”. These preventable diseases can include diarrhea, typhoid, hepatitis A, and most commonly malaria. Two out of every five children survive into their adulthood; because of unsanitary conditions, these diseases which are not prominent in well developed countries, have pronounced themselves as some of the most dangerous diseases in the country. This decrease of sanitation can be partially blamed on the ongoing war in the Congo. The rebel groups use children soldiers to fight their opponents. Furthermore, hospitals reported that, “Since government troops and rebels began clashing in the volatile eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ‘the numbers arriving at the hospital have gone through the roof,’ said Dr. Louis Kamate of the Virunga Referral Hospital in Goma”. Conflicts and poverty have been proven to be the main factors of child death in the Congo. In order for the society to be successful, they must put an end to this terrible aspect of the country.

Once the trip was organized, groups of five to thirty children were transported west. The small groups allowed for a single representative to manage the children. As popularity increased, the conditions of travel improved, due to the number of donations and government funding allotted to the Children’s Aid Society. Articles in newspapers began to appear prior to the arrival of an orphan train, in which it explains the purpose of the Children’s Aid Society. These articles and other advertisements, were issued by the

Safeguarding and promoting children’s welfare covers a number of different responsibilities. The Working Together to Safeguard Children (2015) document clearly outlines inter-agency working to ensure children are best protected within the policy of safeguarding.

Around the globe there are 783 billion individuals living without safe drinking water (“Feed the Children.” Feed). Living in poverty can be very dangerous, “Dirty water and waste left out in the open expose kids (and adults) to all sorts of infection and parasites. These steal what little nutrients their food offers. And children who already don’t get enough to eat aren’t strong enough to fight these diseases (“Feed the Children.” Feed). Due to all of these facts Feed the Children had set goals for the next 5 years, “To measurably reduce child hunger by combatting malnutrition and food insecurity” (“Feed the Children, Inc.”). And also to “Reduce malnutrition and child deaths by 25% or more” (“Feed the Children,

The article “Is there any hope for Peace in the South Sudan” by Jacey Fortin has said “Dozens of people battling hunger, swarms of mosquitoes — and fear.” This shows that Life isn’t treating all those people fair, because it is starving them to death. They got attacked by the mosquitoes living in constant fear of dying, and that’s not how it should be in life. The article “As South Sudan Fights, Refugees Flow Into Uganda” by DURRIE BOUSCAREN“Many are living in settlement camps, where resources are tight and some families are receiving only half of their normal food rations.” Getting half of the food they normally receive isn’t good for their health, which is causing them to starve and die. Not having resources for the hunger ridden people in the camps adds on to the death rate. In Year of No Rain by Alice Mead she said “For those three days days the boys pushed slowly and mindlessly through the brush and forest eating handfuls of dry beans and rice from their bundles from time to time before they emerged again into more grasslands dotted with thorny acacia trees.” The boys are traveling around the south sudan they have no food they are starving no water dehydration picking up food off the ground just to eat. Eating the dry beans and rice isn’t enough to fill your food needs especially their

Save the children claims that it’s a secular child focused development organization and is not part of any political party or religion. Save the children work on the children issues and focus on children needs. Save the Children monitor its entire program to evaluate its programs effectiveness and impact on children. Save the children has an effective financial and monitoring team who visit and assess the different projects. Save the Children is fully accredited by Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade which indicated that Australia development funding are professional managed and has the best outcomes in the field of development. (Childern,

Child abuse and neglect constitute an array of multi-prong factors that put children at risk of long term deficits such as incarcerations, economic dependency, school failure and even death. Young people, children and babies experience detrimental upshots in their cognitive, physical, emotional, behavioural and social development (Moore, 2006). The prevalence of child abuse and neglect in Australia was estimated at 29% of all risks substantiations in the year 2009 (Statistics, 2014). The children at risk discourse in Australia, just like other countries were brought into the lime light by Kempe (1962) when he published American Medical Association. In the light of this publication, there have been professional concerns and legislative

Children are the main targeted group that suffers the most with over 400,000 Ethiopian children being diagnosed with severe acute malnutrition. Abi, a 48 year Ethiopian father, describes how his children had to stop attending primary school due to a lack of food and nutrients needed to concentrate in their studies. The story of Abi is only one of 2.5 million students that the educational system calculates will loose due to the drought. As a result, the cycle of poverty and lack of education will continue with the next generation unless preventative measures are

Following the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in New South Wales the government responded with a five-year action plan called keep them safe: a shared approach to child wellbeing. This plan had a focus on prevention and early intervention and establishing new referral and reporting arrangements that

G8 Education is Australia’s largest provider of childcare services listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX). They provide development and educational child care services mainly in Australia. A merger between Payce Child Care Pty Ltd and Early Learning Services Limited in March 2010 resulting in the name of G8 Education. Currently, G8 education accounts for over 370 centres spreading across Australia and Singapore. G8 Education’s acquisition strategy has resulted in a market share of 5% which saw a 44% growth in their portfolio which resulted in securing 86 centres with a Net Profit After Tax of $31.07 million for the financial year of 2013. Their strong acquisition strategy prime them to be major players in the

As UNICEF had proved its significance in responding to the children’s needs, the UN recognized the organization’s power in altering children’s lives. It was important that no child should be left out. There were children

“ We save children's lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfill their potential ” is the slogan of an international non-governmental organization. Saving the children is the name of this charitable organization that conserve the human rights of children around the world. The founders Dorothy Buxton and Eglantyne Jebbs are both natives of The United Kingdom.

World Vision partnered with a Mongolian community and the toilet facilities in schools were so poor that children often had no choice but to relieve themselves behind school buildings. In Mongolia, winter temperatures can plunge as low as -35°C, yet the school toilets were no more than outdoor pit latrines. There was no clean water for the kids to drink or wash their hands with. As a result of these unsanitary conditions, infectious disease spread amongst the children, causing them to become diarrheal. When you’re diarrheal, you can’t absorb and use the nutrients from your food as effectively, resulting in malnutrition. Fortunately, the community was able to build indoor toilet facilities and supply clean water. Now, the children in that community get to avoid the cold weather, use safe toilets and practice good hygiene. This links to goal 6 (Combat HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other diseases).

UNICEF responds in emergencies to protect the rights of children. In coordination with United Nations partners and humanitarian agencies, UNICEF makes its unique facilities for rapid response available to its partners to relieve the suffering of children and those who provide their care.