Who We Are
Boy on Bush Bicycle. Swaziland (Copyright: Neil Cooper, Save the Children UK)

Who We Are

Save the Children Swaziland is a child focused development organisation. We help the children who need it most here is Swaziland. We are part of the International Save the Children Alliance which is made up of 32 Members worldwide.

 

 

 

 

Our Vision is based on one simple idea: the Rights of the Child. It's shared by all the Members of the Save the Children, which makes for a single, very powerful voice on the world stage. We believe in a world where discrimination against children has no place, where children are valued as equal members of society, with an important contribution to make, and where childhood is recongnized and respected as a crucial period in everyone's life.

 

Here is some of the work we are involved in:

 

 

Child Protection

  Two Children. (Copyright: Save the Children Swaziland)
  • Ensuring that children have the right to a happy, healthy and secure childhood
  • Speak out against the abuse of children, as abuse infringes their rights as set out in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
  • Influencing Policy and Practice in Child Welfare
  • Providing counselling and guidance to children and their families pertaining to their welfare and protection
  • Networking with all relevant stakeholders in protecting children's lives
  • Child abuse is never acceptable

HIV / AIDS

  • Raising awareness on and educating children, young people, families and communities about HIV/AIDS
  • Providing counselling and support to individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS
  • Networking with otehr AIDS service organisations
  • Responding to the needs of orphaned and vulnerable children and families
  • Protecting the inheritance rights of children affected by HIV/AIDS

Disability

  • Working with Disabled Persons organisations to stregthen leadership, income generation and advocacy skills
  • Promoting inclusive education
  • Working with government to create an enabling environment for Disabled People, particularly children

Access to basic services

  • Food security, and promoting the understanding of sustainable development
  • Access to basic services ie: clean water and empowerment of communities to engage with income generation projects
  • Environmental protection

Emergency

  • Provide relief to the suffering, particularly where children's lives are in danger
  • Complement the Government's efforts in responding to emergencies
  • Train communities in emergency prepardness
  • Trace, support and protect displaced children and reunite then with their families

 

For more information on our programmes please visit our section 'What We Do '