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Annual Report 2024

Save the Children International is one of the world's leading children's charities, working in around 120 countries to ensure children survive, learn and are protected. In 2024, the global Save the Children movement directly supported 41.2 million children across 93 countries through emergency response, health, education, child protection and climate resilience programmes. Total income was £1.10 billion and total expenditure £1.18 billion for the year ending 31 December 2024, supported by 29 member organisations worldwide.

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Emergency humanitarian response; child health and nutrition; education in emergencies and development contexts; child protection; climate resilience; advocacy and policy; partnerships with local civil society

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 41.2 million children directly supported across 93 countries in 2024
Key Metric 2 1 billion children at risk due to extreme climate events; Save the Children responding in 93 countries
Key Metric 3 £1.10 billion total income in 2024 from donations, grants and investment

Key Outcomes

  • Global movement of 29 member organisations reached 41.2 million children in 93 countries in 2024
  • Piloted a toolkit enabling children to provide their own views on progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Worked with World Bank staff to shape IDA policy to best support the world's poorest children; responded to climate emergencies across west Africa, Philippines, southern Africa and Bangladesh

Geography

International

Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
440,000+ young people aged 4-18 active members across 7,000 Groups
Key Metric 2
140,000 volunteers supporting the movement across the UK
Key Metric 3
373 Sections opened or re-energised in England between April 2024 and March 2025
0.3% overall growth in young people (ages 4-18), driven by 31% increase in Squirrel Scouts (5,200 young people)
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
55,000 foster carers and 370 fostering service providers as members across the UK
Key Metric 2
45 new Fostering Friendly Employers recruited, bringing the scheme to over 680,000 employees across the UK
Key Metric 3
95 Fostering Wellbeing Pioneers in Wales offering peer support and mentoring to fellow foster carers
191 children and young people engaged in outdoor adventure weeks through the Fostering Attainment and Achievement programme in Northern Ireland
Impact Snapshot
Key Metric 1
63,023 individuals reached: 62,014 children/teens and 1,009 parents/educators
Key Metric 2
162 presenting schools and 20 districts/organisations
Key Metric 3
43 training/outreach sessions; 737 educators/community partners and 266 parents supported
49% of students applied a taught skill in their own lives.