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The December 2009 issue of Ladies Home Journal features an article about Save the Children's Knit One, Save One program that sent knitted baby caps to developing nations. These caps were used to save the lives of many infants who otherwise may have died from hypothermia or other preventable causes. Read this profile of two knitters who sent over 135 caps to Ethiopia and learn more about Save the Children's child survival campaign, Survive to 5.
Former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham and 10-year old son Brooklyn took a two-day trip to Clay County, Kentucky, on behalf of Save the Children this week. Beckham is speaking out about childhood poverty after visiting some of the poorest children in America. Read about her trip and find out more about Save the Children's programs in the U.S.
Save the Children's Mary Beth Powers, campaign chief of Survive to 5, is quoted in this AP article on the eve of the first-annual World Pneumonia Day. The UN has asked for $39 billion over the next six years to fight pneumonia, less than what has been spent on AIDS, despite the fact pneumonia kills more children than AIDS, malaria and measles combined. Learn more about World Pneumonia Day.
In the News - Save the Children's Notes
Ladies Home Journal: Knitters use their passion to help save livesNov 20, 2009
Victoria Beckham & Son Visit Save the Children's Programs in KentuckyNov 18, 2009
AP: $39 Billion Needed to Fight Pneumonia, #1 Killer of ChildrenNov 18, 2009
NPR Worldview: Chicago's Dr. Steve Goldstein on Childhood PneumoniaNov 17, 2009
Video: Mark Shriver on School Success for Young ChildrenOct 12, 2009
Anderson Cooper 360: Clearing the Rubble in IndonesiaOct 6, 2009
AP: Save the Children Continues to Search in IndonesiaOct 5, 2009
New York Times: Early Births Take a TollOct 5, 2009
Save the Children Rescues Philippine Baby from Flooding and DiseaseOct 2, 2009
Wall Street Journal: Save the Children was Ready to Respond in AsiaOct 1, 2009