New Zealand
Where we work
Save the Children is the world’s leading independent child rights organisation. Operating in more than 100 countries worldwide, Save the Children fights for children’s rights and delivers immediate and lasting improvements to their lives. Save the Children New Zealand is at work in many parts of the world including: Africa, Asia, The Pacific and Latin America.
Africa
Africa is home to the poorest 20 counties in the world, and Sub Saharan Africa is the world’s poorest region.
Of these 20 countries, 16 have experienced a major civil war since the end of the Cold War. The children living in these countries are in danger of being injured, killed, and exploited as child soldiers.
Sub Saharan Africa has been hit by the tragedy of HIV/AIDS with 7.3% of 15 – 49 year olds infected (2003). Sadly this has led to an increase in orphans and families run by children. The region represents 20% of births worldwide and 44% of child deaths
(UNDP 2005 report p4).
In the region, 46.4% of the population live on less than US$1 a day (2001), and only 61.3% of those over 15 years old are literate (2003).
Sub Saharan Africa suffers the worst poverty and the most conflict of any region Save the Children New Zealand works with. To learn more about what Save the Children New Zealand is doing to help children in Africa select one of the following countries:
Angola Ethiopia Kenya Lesotho Liberia Mozambique Sudan Zimbabwe
Asia
Asia has made large gains over the past decade, but in the poorest region, South Asia, many children still live in extreme poverty and at risk from violence.
In South Asia, 29.9% of the population live on less than US$1 a day (2001) and only 72.2% of the youth are literate.
Gender disadvantage is evident in the region starting at birth, for example the death rate of girls aged 1-5 in India is 50% higher than that of boys in the same age group (UNDP 2005 report p6).
To learn more about what Save the Children New Zealand is doing to help children in Asia select a country from the following list:.
Afghanistan Bangladesh Cambodia India Indonesia Lao PDR Nepal Philippines Sri Lanka Vietnam
Pacific
Children in many of New Zealand’s closest Pacific neighbours live in poverty, with more than 10% of the population living on less than US$1 a day (2005).
In Papua New Guinea, for example, 40% of people live on less than US$1 a day, infant mortality rates are among the highest in the world (from NZ Aid), and only 41% of children are enrolled at school (UNDP report 02/03).
To learn more about what Save the Children New Zealand is doing to help children in the Pacific select a country from the following list:
Fiji Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands Vanuatu
Latin America is a region of extreme inequality. Income of the poorest 10% of Brazil’s population are lower than the poorest 10% in Vietnam (UNDP report 2005 p6).
More than 20% of Latin Americans survive on less than US$2 per day, and 9.5 percent survive on less than US$1 per day (NZ Aid website). Poverty is highest amongst indigenous peoples and those living in rural areas (NZ Aid website).
Note: Save the Children internationally works in 120 countries - each Save the Children country branch contributes to a number of these countries but not all of them.