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Save the Children
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Key facts
- Founded
- 15 April 1919 ; 107 years ago ( 1919-04-15 )
- Founders
- Eglantyne Jebb , Dorothy Buxton
- Type
- International NGO
- Registration no
- England & Wales 213890 , SC039570 , EIN : 06-0726487
- Legal status
- Registered company limited by guarantee
- Location
- London, WC2 , England
- Origins
- London, England
- Region served
- Worldwide
- Website
- www .savethechildren .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Save the Children Fund, commonly known as Save the Children, is an international non-governmental organization. It was founded in the UK in 1919; its goal is to improve the lives of children worldwide.
The organization raises money to improve children's lives by creating better educational opportunities, better health care, and improved economic opportunities. It achieves this through several methods, including health, education, and protection programs.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Save the Children” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.