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Where was Save the Children established?
April 15, 1919, London, United Kingdom
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How did Save the Children began?
Eglantyne Jebb, a pioneering teacher and sociologist, founded Save the Children in England in 1919. In the same year Save the Children began in England, our first Australian branch opened in Melbourne to assist refugees affected by war in Europe.
When did the Save the Children campaign start?
1919
Eglantyne Jebb, a teacher and sociologist founded Save the Children in England in 1919. Known then as the International Save the Children Fund, the organisation’s first task – a highly controversial one for the time – was to supply food to starving children in Austria immediately after World War I.
Who started the Save the Children charity and why?
100 years ago, Save the Children’s founder, Eglantyne Jebb, had a vision: to achieve and protect the rights of children worldwide. She was driven by the belief that all children – whoever they are, wherever they are – have the right to a healthy, happy, fulfilling life.
Who was the founder of Save the Children?
The Woman Who Started Save the Children Eglantyne Jebb – the woman who founded Save the Children a century ago in 1919 – was one of the world’s most charismatic, fiercely intelligent and influential champions of human rights.
What did Save the Children do in 1921?
In the fall of 1921, Eglantyne and Save the Children chartered a cargo ship, the SS Torcello, to carry 600 tons of lifesaving food and medical supplies to Russia – an impressive feat of international negotiations and logistics that saved hundreds of thousands of lives.
When was the first Save the Children branch opened?
In December 1919, Pope Benedict XV publicly announced his support for Save the Children, and declared 28 December ‘Innocents Day’ in order to collect donations. The first branch was opened in Fife, Scotland in 1919.
When did Save the Children become an international organisation?
History. Since 2010 it has been known as Save the Children International. Save the Children International continues the worldwide aims of the original Save the Children organisation, which was founded in 1919 in London and became part of the International Save the Children Union founded in Geneva in 1920.