Save the Children in Bangladesh

What Save the Children in Bangladesh does

Save the Children in Bangladesh is the Bangladesh country office of Save the Children International, a UK-registered charity (company number 3732267, charity number 1076822) operating as part of a global network of more than 80 country offices. Established in Bangladesh in 1970 and headquartered in Dhaka (Gulshan-2), the organization employs approximately 406 staff and runs an integrated portfolio of programs in child survival, education, child protection, and poverty alleviation, with a particularly large operational footprint in the Cox's Bazar Rohingya refugee camps.

The organization delivers services through several operational units: Multi-Purpose Child and Adolescent Centres (MPCACs) operating directly in refugee camps; Learning Centres implemented via partner Young Power in Social Action (YPSA) since 2018, offering education up to Level Three with pathways into the Myanmar Curriculum system scaled up in June 2022 (grade-10 equivalency); Health Posts providing primary medical care; and a dedicated hospital in Cox's Bazar offering maternal and neonatal services including C-section delivery. In 2025 the organization reported reaching 1,831,859 people, including 761,297 children, across health (1,084,059), child protection (314,917), child poverty (179,764), and education (162,737 children) program verticals.

The business model is non-profit: Save the Children in Bangladesh does not charge beneficiaries for services and is funded through charitable donations (one-time and monthly giving programs) and institutional grants from humanitarian donors. Services are free at the point of delivery; outreach is conducted via the global savethechildren.net website, news stories, research publications (including Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey data), and donation appeals. Revenue and audited financial figures are not disclosed in the available data.

Name

Save the Children in Bangladesh

Legal name

Save the Children International

Website

https://bangladesh.savethechildren.net

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Save the Children in Bangladesh is the Dhaka-headquartered country office of Save the Children International, delivering free child-focused humanitarian and development programs in health, education, child protection, and poverty across Bangladesh, with a major operational footprint in Cox's Bazar Rohingya refugee camps.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Humanitarian Aid Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Cash Assistance & Social Safety Net Delivery for Displaced Populations (BPADAHAH), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF)

Keywords

• Child welfare programs
• Humanitarian aid services
• Refugee education support
• Maternal child health
• Child protection services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dhaka

HQ country

Bangladesh

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: Save the Children generates revenue through charitable donations from individual donors, monthly giving programs, and campaign-based fundraising. The organization receives support for specific programs including child survival, education, protection, and emergency response initiatives in Bangladesh.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Save the Children in Bangladesh is the Bangladesh country office of Save the Children International, delivering humanitarian and development programming for children. Its core offerings include child survival and health programs (Health Posts, a Hospital with C-section delivery capacity in Cox's Bazar), education programs (Learning Centres and the Myanmar Curriculum system reaching grade 10 equivalence), child protection services (Multi-Purpose Child and Adolescent Centres), and emergency response for disaster-affected and refugee children. All services are provided free of charge to beneficiaries and funded through charitable donations and grants.

Product overview

Save the Children in Bangladesh operates a multi-faceted humanitarian assistance program focused on child rights and welfare. The organization provides services through several interconnected programs: Multi-Purpose Child and Adolescent Centres (MPCAC) that offer recreational and educational activities; Learning Centres delivering education up to grade five with pathways to the Myanmar Curriculum (MC) system for higher grades; Health Posts providing medical support; and a Hospital offering specialised maternal and neonatal care including C-section deliveries. These programs work together to address child protection, education, health, and poverty alleviation for vulnerable children and families in Bangladesh.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multi-Purpose Child and Adolescent Centre (MPCAC)
• Learning Centre
• Myanmar Curriculum (MC) System
• Health Post
• Save the Children Hospital

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,831,859 people reached with support in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Young Power in Social Action (YPSA)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2018YPSA is a Save the Children partner organization that implements Learning Centres in Cox's Bazar refugee camps. Since 2018, YPSA has delivered education programs up to Level Three (equivalent to Bangladeshi grade five) under Save the Children's framework. The partnership supports the scaled-up Myanmar Curriculum system implemented in June 2022.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• UNICEF Bangladesh: UN agency dedicated to child rights and welfare operating in Bangladesh. Directly comparable as a child-focused humanitarian/development actor serving overlapping beneficiary populations including Rohingya refugees and Bangladeshi children in poverty.
• UNHCR Bangladesh: UN Refugee Agency operating in Cox's Bazar and across Bangladesh. Directly comparable as the lead protection and assistance actor for the same Rohingya refugee population Save the Children serves.
• World Food Programme (WFP) Bangladesh: UN food assistance agency providing rations and nutrition support to Rohingya refugees and vulnerable Bangladeshis. Comparable as a humanitarian aid peer operating at similar scale in the same Cox's Bazar context.
• BRAC: Largest development NGO in the world, headquartered in Bangladesh. Directly comparable as a Bangladeshi-anchored NGO delivering education, health, and poverty programs at national scale to overlapping beneficiary segments.
• Plan International Bangladesh: International child-rights NGO operating in Bangladesh. Closely comparable mission, beneficiary focus on children, and operational footprint in Cox's Bazar and vulnerable communities.
• CARE Bangladesh: International humanitarian organization working on women's empowerment, food security, and emergency response in Bangladesh. Comparable as a multi-sector humanitarian NGO serving Rohingya refugees and vulnerable populations.
• Oxfam in Bangladesh: International confederation working on poverty, gender, and humanitarian response in Bangladesh. Comparable as a multi-sector humanitarian/development NGO serving Rohingya refugees and vulnerable Bangladeshi communities.

Broad incumbents

• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Large international humanitarian organization delivering refugee and emergency programs globally including in Bangladesh. Comparable mission and operational model but broader geographic and programmatic scope than Save the Children Bangladesh.

Emerging players

• Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Bangladesh: International medical-humanitarian organization operating health facilities in Cox's Bazar refugee camps. Comparable as a peer operating clinical infrastructure (including maternal/neonatal care) for the same refugee population, though MSF specializes in emergency medicine rather than child-rights broadly.
• Terre des Hommes: International child-rights NGO with presence in Bangladesh. Comparable child-welfare mission and beneficiary focus, though smaller Bangladesh footprint than Save the Children.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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