Save the Children International

What Save the Children International does

Save the Children International, founded in 1919 in the United Kingdom by Eglantyne Jebb (who drafted the first Declaration on the Rights of the Child in 1923), is the world's first and largest independent children's rights organization. Structured as a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales (company number 3732267; charity number 1076822), with headquarters at 1 St Johns Lane, London, it operates as a federation connecting national Save the Children member organizations. The organization delivers humanitarian and development programming through 92 country offices, reaching 37.8 million children directly in 2025 and responding to 113 emergencies. Core programmatic areas are emergency response, health and nutrition (including Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food distribution), education (formal, non-formal, and accelerated learning), child protection, and climate resilience and food security. Field delivery is supported by advocacy infrastructure in Brussels (EU policy and funding influence) and Geneva (UN engagement), and by a Pan-Africa Office for African Union liaison.

The organization's product surface is programmatic rather than technology-based: services are delivered through static and mobile health facilities, schools, child and adolescent safe spaces, and capacity-building of local partners (e.g., 13 local partners in DRC). The digital product is a tiered donations portal (one-time and monthly giving at $10-$200+ per month, with each tier linked to a specific impact outcome) supported by email, social, and content marketing. No software platform, API, or proprietary technology stack is offered; the technology description is restricted to programmatic methodology and field infrastructure.

Revenue is generated from three streams: individual donations (one-time and recurring tiers), institutional funding from governments and multilateral organizations (UN agencies, EU, foundations), and corporate partnerships structured as Cause Marketing, Employee Giving, and Campaign partnerships. Named institutional and corporate partners include the European Union (PASCI project in Côte d'Ivoire), UNHCR Egypt (serving over 1,098,311 refugees), GSK (Immunisation Accelerator projects in Nigeria and Ethiopia at $100,000 each), and Community Jameel (medical evacuations from Gaza). Distribution is via direct field programs through country offices and via channel partners including local NGOs, host governments (e.g., Bhutan since 1982, Ethiopia at federal and regional levels), and UN agencies. The 2030 Breakthrough strategy commits the organization to three measurable goals: no preventable child mortality before age five, universal quality basic education, and zero tolerance of violence against children.

Name

Save the Children International

Legal name

Save the Children International

Website

https://savethechildren.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Save the Children International is the world's first and largest independent children's rights organization, founded in 1919, operating in 92 countries through country offices to deliver humanitarian, health, education, child protection, and climate resilience programs to vulnerable children, funded by individual donations, institutional donors, and corporate partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid and Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Education in Emergencies (EiE) & Safe Schools (BPADAKAJ), School Feeding & Child Nutrition Programs (BPADAJAD), Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG)

Keywords

• Child humanitarian aid
• Emergency response programs
• Child rights advocacy
• International development programming
• Nonprofit child welfare

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Save the Children receives donations from individual supporters worldwide, including one-time and monthly giving programs. Donation tiers range from $10 to $200 per month, with specific impact examples such as $60 for hygiene kits, $89 for monthly food kits, and $200 for family reunification support.
2. Institutional Funding: The organization receives funding from institutional donors including governments, multilateral organizations (UN agencies, EU), and foundations. Egypt office has an annual portfolio of over $18 million.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Save the Children engages corporate partners through Cause Marketing, Employee Giving, and Campaign partnerships, connecting businesses with their child-focused humanitarian mission.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Save the Children International is a humanitarian organization delivering child rights programming across 92 countries through emergency response, health and nutrition, education, child protection, and climate resilience/food security programs. The organization raises revenue primarily through individual donations (one-time and monthly tiered giving), institutional funding from governments, UN agencies, the EU and foundations, and corporate partnerships, and channels these funds into direct field delivery through country offices and local partner networks.

Product overview

Save the Children International operates as a humanitarian child rights organization, not a technology product company. The organization's offering consists of charitable programs and services delivered through a global network of 92 country offices. Core programs include emergency response, health and nutrition, education, child protection, and climate resilience/food security initiatives. The primary digital touchpoint is a donations portal enabling public giving at tiered levels. Advocacy operations in Brussels and Geneva engage with EU institutions and UN mechanisms. Programs are delivered through field offices using community-based approaches, static and mobile health facilities, schools, and safe spaces. No software products, platforms, or APIs are offered.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Donations Portal Online fundraising platform enabling one-time and monthly recurring donations at tiered levels ($10-$200/month), with specific impact outcomes tied to each giving tier (e.g., $60 for hygiene kit, $89 for monthly food kit, $117 for mother-baby essentials, $200 for child reunification support). It is the primary digital touchpoint through which the organization engages individual supporters worldwide.
• Emergency Response Programs Humanitarian aid delivery across active crises including Venezuela earthquakes, Ebola outbreak in DRC, Middle East conflict response, Gaza war response, and Afghanistan operations. Programs provide emergency food, clean water, healthcare, and child protection services, with 113 emergencies responded to in 2025.
• Health and Nutrition Programs Healthcare and nutrition services delivered through static and mobile health facilities, focusing on child survival, maternal health, malnutrition treatment including Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), and health worker capacity building.
• Education Programs Quality basic education initiatives including early childhood care, formal and non-formal education pathways, community-based education, accelerated learning programs, and school infrastructure support. Programs in Iraq achieved a 95% non-formal learning completion rate.
• Child Protection Programs Protection services for vulnerable children including case management, psychosocial support (87% of children in Iraq programs showed improved mental health and psychosocial wellbeing), safe spaces, family reunification, and prevention of violence, exploitation, and harmful practices.
• Climate Resilience and Food Security Programs Social safety nets and livelihood support helping families cope with climate shocks, climate-smart agriculture, and resilience programming to break cycles of poverty, including in Ethiopia with 6.2 million people reached directly in 2025.
• Europe Advocacy Office Brussels-based office influencing EU policies and funding for children, coordinating with the European Commission as a primary institutional donor.
• Geneva Advocacy Office UN engagement office continuing founder Eglantyne Jebb's legacy of child rights advocacy, engaging in humanitarian crises, human rights, health, and migration policy discussions at the UN level.

Quantifiable outcome

• 37.8 million children reached directly in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and major.

• International Organizations and Government Authorities (DRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSave the Children collaborates with 13 local partners, international organizations, and government authorities to provide life-saving support in health, nutrition, education, child protection, food security, and WASH for children and families in DRC.
• Regional and Federal Government Partners (Ethiopia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSave the Children in Ethiopia works closely with administrations at both regional and federal levels and local partners through triple nexus programming covering long term development and resilience programming, and humanitarian responses.
• UNHCR EgyptcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UNHCR for refugee registration and support services, with 1,098,311 refugees and asylum-seekers registered with UNHCR Egypt as of December 2025.
• Government of Bhutan and Local CSOscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSave the Children has been working in partnership with the government and local CSOs in Bhutan since 1982 in key areas of Education, Child Protection and Child Health.
• Ethiopian Civil Society Coalition for Scaling-Up Nutrition (ECSC-SUN)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSave the Children hosts and chairs ECSC-SUN, which has been instrumental in initiating and supporting the development and implementation of Ethiopia's Food and Nutrition Policy and Strategy.
• UNICEF and Ministry of Education (Kenya)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with UNICEF and Kenya's Ministry of Education to advocate for education reforms, including education in emergencies and Alternative Basic Education centres in Dadaab refugee camp.
• Local Partners and Organizations (Cambodia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSave the Children in Cambodia works with and through partners implementing programs in early childhood care, basic education, child rights, child protection, health and nutrition.

Scale indicators18 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SOS Children's Villages: International NGO focused specifically on children without parental care or at risk of losing it, operating in 130+ countries with direct child support services. Comparable peer in child-centric mandate and global country-office delivery model.
• CARE International: Leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty with a special focus on women and girls, present in over 100 countries. Overlapping peer in humanitarian response, food security, and individual donor fundraising at scale.
• ChildFund International: Child-focused international development organization serving children in 25+ countries through sponsorship and community programs. Comparable peer in direct-to-donor child sponsorship model and program verticals.
• Mercy Corps: Global humanitarian organization operating in more than 40 countries with emergency response, food security, and youth-focused programs. Comparable peer in crisis-affected geographies and corporate/institutional fundraising approaches.
• International Rescue Committee: Humanitarian organization responding to the world's worst crises, with programs in health, education, and protection across conflict-affected countries. Comparable peer in crisis response delivery and institutional donor reliance.
• World Vision International: Christian humanitarian organization focused on child welfare, operating in nearly 100 countries with sponsorship-based child sponsorship and community development programs. Closely comparable to Save the Children in scale, child-focused mission, and individual donor fundraising model.
• Plan International: International NGO advancing children's rights and equality for girls, with programs in 80+ countries spanning education, health, protection, and emergency response. Directly comparable peer with overlapping programmatic focus and similar donor base.
• Oxfam International: Global confederation of NGOs focused on poverty alleviation including child welfare, food security, and emergency response across roughly 80 countries. Comparable in operating model, advocacy footprint, and federation-style structure.
• UNICEF: UN agency dedicated to children's rights and welfare globally, operating in virtually every country with programs in health, nutrition, education, and child protection. Direct peer to Save the Children in mandate, beneficiaries, and donor base.

Broad incumbents

• UNHCR: UN Refugee Agency mandated to protect refugees, forcibly displaced, and stateless people globally. Save the Children partners with UNHCR (e.g., Egypt operations) and overlaps in refugee child protection, education in emergencies, and humanitarian response.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/save_children
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@savethechildren
• Facebookfacebook.com/savethechildren
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/save-the-children-international
• Instagraminstagram.com/savechildren

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments3 records

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