Campaigning in Sri Lanka

We are doing whatever it takes to reach every last child

Summary

Sri Lanka

We're campaigning in Sri Lanka so that children of migrated parents have equal access to care, protection and education in an inclusive and safe environment through special measures that ensure the realization of their rights.

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A Child Leader’s Advocacy – Nilmini*’s story

by Smriti Daniel on Mon 4 Jun 2018

During the five years my mother and I were apart, we spoke only once a week.  ...

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Tea companies and Save the Children help raise the bar for child protection

by Tanu Anand on Mon 5 Mar 2018

On Monday 19 February at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) in Colombo, Save the Children in partnership with Kelani Valley Plantations and Talawakelle Tea Estates...

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Sri Lanka begins campaign for children of migrated parents

by Tanu Anand on Tue 24 Jan 2017

Save the Children on 16th of December conducted an “Advocacy Forum” focusing impact of parental migration on children through which EVERY LAST CHILD Campaign was launched in Sri Lanka. The Advocacy...

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Report: Unequal Portions

Published: Fri 10 Jun 2016

Good nutrition – a healthy, balanced, adequate diet – is a matter of life or death. And the difference between surviving or thriving. It is essential for a healthy immune system, to protect against...

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Campaign focus

Read more about campaigning in some of our other countries.

Lebanon
Lebanon

Europe and the Middle East

We're campaigning for all children to have access to quality basic education. One out of ten people in Lebanon is a child from Syria, and the majority of these children are not in school.

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Haiti
Haiti

Americas

We are campaigning to improve access to education, health and protection for the most disadvantaged children and their families, especially those boys and girls involved in domestic labor.

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Sweden
Sweden

Europe and the Middle East

We're campaigning for every last child who is on the move.

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Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe

Africa

We're campaigning for girls at risk of child marriage: This disparity is so pronounced in Zimbabwe, where rural areas tend to have the highest numbers of child marriages due to poverty. Poverty remains a major driving factor for child marriages, as families experiencing acute poverty may find it easier to marry off young girls compared to raise income to purchase food, grain and cattle.

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