International

South East and East Asia
There have been rapid economic changes in most countries in South-East and East Asia. As the market takes force the state had reduced. The governments are spending less on social sectors resulting in children being affected such as street children, working children, children from ethnic minorities, disabled children and children who have been infected by HIV or AID.

Save the Children works in eight countries in the area:
• Cambodia
• China
• Indonesia
• Laos
• Myanmar
• Mangolia
• North Korea
• Philippines
• Vietnam

Save the Children aim to improve access to basic services such as healthcare and education, preventing HIV/AIDS, providing support for disabled children and setting up child protection systems.

Save the Children have focused on various areas throughout South East and East Asia, including caring and supporting children who are at risk or are affected by HIV/AIDS, preventing child trafficking and preparing and responding to emergencies.

South and Central Asia
The majority of the problems that south and central Asia face are associated with poverty and inequality. The gap between the rich and the poor is huge and millions of families live below the poverty line, under terrible conditions.

The region is frequently struck by natural disasters or affected by internal and cross border conflicts. HIV/AIDS is on the increase throughout the whole region and several countries are undergoing social and economic changes.

Save the Children work in:

• Afghanistan
• Bangladesh
• India
• Kyrgyzstan
• Nepal
• Pakistan
• Sri lanka
• Tajikistan
• Uzbekistan

Save the Children focus on areas to help improve the standard of living and prevention from diseases or death. Child labour and violence is a problem within this area of the world and Save the Children aim to prevent or protect children who are affected by it. Better access to education, healthcare, and the welfare system is being addressed by Save the Children believes that all children should have sufficient access to each. They also are working on being better prepared for natural disasters and emergencies to avoid deaths or other issues.

Middle East and North Africa
Save the Children have been working the Middle east and North Africa since 1949, today they support a wide variety of programmes in
• Lebanon
• Egypt
• Morocco
• Syria
• Jordan
• Palestinian territories

Save the Children have been working throughout the Middle East and Asia aiming to protect children from the conflict that is occurring and giving them easier and better access to education and health care. They also try to ensure that children receive basic sanitation, electricity and safe drinking water to survive.

Southern Africa
Save the Children works in six countries in the region:
• Angola
• Lesotho
• Malawi
• Mozambique
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe

Mozambique and Angola are both recovering from civil war.

The major problems which are found in Southern Africa include:
• HIV/AIDS- South Africa is said to have the highest infection rate in the world
• Poverty
• Child neglect and abuse
• Emergency preparation- especially in Zimbabwe

Save the Children introduce and develop programme which may improve standards which are found in Southern Africa such as:
• promoting child rights
• child participation,
• funding HIV/AIDS awareness and community-based care for those affected
• training health workers,
• capacity building for governments,
• support for war-affected children including former soldiers,
• research, emergency preparedness, and delivering food aid in humanitarian crises.

West Africa
Save the Children works in :
• Burkina Faso
• Cote d’Ivoire
• Ghana
• Nigeria
• Sierra Leone

The problems that West Africa faces stems from
• Years of civil war,
• human rights abuses,
• massive population movements
• chronic food
• livelihood insecurity have devastated children’s lives in west Africa.

The conflict that occurs in West Africa has brought about brutality and violence not only against civilians but also children, families continue to strive through extreme conditions of poverty .

Save the Children focus upon :
• preventing exploitation
• violence,
• improving health and education services,
• preventing the spread of HIV/AIDS.

They also run a programme to protect displaced children and children who've been separated from their families across the borders of Cτte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone.