Save the Children has worked in Ukraine since 2014. Children live in constant stress with air raid alerts and a fear of attacks. Many schools have been destroyed. Children are paying the heaviest price. 4 years on Governments on these islands must continue to call these injustices out.
The Consul of Ukraine shared at the APG: “Your hospitality has saved lives. Your compassion has restored lives. Your solidarity has given hope.”
“When war crimes are ignored, they will multiply. Borders cannot be changed by force.” Kateryna Zaichky from the Ukrainians in NI group tells the APG at Stormont (pt 2)
We’re at Stormont’s All Party Group on International Development today focused on Ukraine. We’re hearing from Ukrainians in NI. “This is a war against civilian life, families, childhood. Children are growing up in a state of alert. A generation is being shaped by war.” (Pt 1 🧵)
White text reading: 'every war is a war on children'. On an illustrated background showing two children sheltering from what appears to be a burning building behind them.
Across the Middle East and wider region, the escalation of violence is having a devastating impact on children. As tensions rise, children’s lives hang in the balance. We urge all parties to abide by international humanitarian law and protect civilians. It must stop.
Some good news. There's been a surge in volunteering spirit in our Save the Children stores here. Volunteers are giving more hours of their time than before. We called in to our east Belfast store to meet this brilliant group of volunteers who have become firm friends. @savechildrenuk.bsky.social
We've signed this open letter to the Executive in solidarity with DPAC NI and those disabled people who feel let down by the Draft Disability Strategy. We know people with disabilities are some of the most impacted by poverty and their response to this cannot be ignored.
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"Why are our political leaders content to ignore the evidence and see inequality rise? We know our politicians are staring down the line at an election. But what better was to connect with people and communities than to prioritise & invest in children." www.irishnews.com/news/norther...
Irish News opinion piece in today's paper where Save the Children NI outlines why children here are being left behind when it comes to child poverty policies.
Our full @irish_news opinion piece highlighting the disparities in child poverty policies across these islands & how we are becoming an outlier.
We’ve a plea to the Stormont Executive printed in today’s @theirishnews calling for children here not to be left behind when it comes to poverty. We can’t sit back & let the gap widen!
Tomorrow JRF presents Poverty in NI 2025 research to the Committee for Communities.
Before that, we went out w/ Trussell NI to hear some public reaction to our findings. The responses were powerful & demonstrate the urgency that @northernireland.gov.uk need to place on this. Watch the 1st video 🔽
We're another step closer to the scrapping of the two child limit to benefits. Good news for the 1 in 10 children here who are impacted by this unjust policy.
Brilliant news today for families in Scotland. In this new year we will advocate loudly for political decision making in NI that offers hope and relief for children and families in poverty. We long to see child poverty become a top Stormont priority.
80 children from North Belfast were part of our Listen to Learn project where they helped design a report with Young at Art into experiences of learning. Now they’ve got to see the final product & their reactions are v cute! (You can read full report 👇🏼) www.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/c...
Just 1 day to go until Christmas Jumper Day & Christine Lampard has a message for everyone here who's getting ready to take part and raise money to support children around the world!🎄🎅🌟
Here’s a glimpse into our #HappyVote event in east Belfast. We’ll be announcing the 10 projects soon that got the most votes from children & families. Then pls keep an eye in 2026 as the projects come to life!
So proud of these brilliant women speaking out on behalf of families and children in poverty. They’ve been giving evidence to Stormont’s Communities Committee. Their challenge - why are children here being left behind compared to rest of UK. (Atlas Women’s Centre/ Women’s Support Network / NIAPN)
It’s the news we’ve been advocating for! The scrapping of the 2-child limit is a powerful step forward for the 1 in 10 families impacted here! @savechildrenuk.bsky.social
We welcome this bold action by the Chancellor to scrap the two-child limit. By the end of this Parliament, 450,000 children across the country will have been lifted out of poverty. Scrapping this unjust policy is the single most powerful step to reduce child poverty in a generation.
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The countdown is on to our #HappyVote event on Thursday! That's when children and families in east Belfast get to decide which project ideas will get funded and brought to life to strengthen early years in the area. Come down and be part of the buzz at Skainos Centre 2-4pm!
We're just 2 wks away from #TheHappyVote where children and families in east Belfast get to decide what projects they want to bring to life! 10 projects will each get £5k for ideas that will improve children's early years. It'll take place Nov 27th, Skainos Centre🗳️
Stormont’s Executive parties & Opposition stand united in a call - backed by so many in the community & voluntary sector - for the full scrapping of the 2-child limit! #everychildcounts @savechildrenuk.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social
We’re heading to Stormont to stand with other organisations in a final push to have the 2-Child Limit fully scrapped in the Budget. The Chancellor has the power to help many families here! All children deserve a decent start in life. @Trusselluk #everychildcounts
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Really excited about giving children the chance to decide how money is spent on them. #participation #investinchildren
We're hosting an election with a difference! Our Happy Vote is a chance for children & families in east Belfast to vote in a fun ballot for projects that have dreamt up creative ways to improve children's early years! #TheHappyVote viewdigital.org/happy-vote-s...
Children at our programmes in Derry were so happy to get their special delivery of brand new children’s books! A huge thank you to @PenguinBooks Random House UK for their donation of over 12k children’s books to our programmes across the UK!📚
It was brilliant to participate in today's conference and roundtable on International Humanitarian Law with Irish Red Cross. Really timely discussion in the face of increasing violations of IHL and erosion of norms - with children paying a particularly devastating price.
If you're a community group in east Belfast it's time to unleash your creativity! If you've an idea to improve children's early years you can apply for funds of £5k. Children and families will then vote for projects they love the most in our #HappyVote on November 27th! youtube.com/shorts/sdV4j...
A partial lifting of the two-child limit at the Autumn Budget would still leave child poverty rising and would risk creating levels of hardship not seen under a Labour government for more than half a century.
It must be scrapped *in full*.
It's not just us that wants you to scrap the two-child limit to benefits Rachel Reeves, over 40 economists, academics & policy experts back us too.
Removing this cruel policy at the Autumn Budget in full doesn't only make moral sense, it makes economic sense.
Read our open letter: bit.ly/4hBHpqs
