2025 Annual Report

On Behalf of the World's Children

Around the world, children face extraordinary challenges while the humanitarian system we rely on is undergoing profound and lasting change. Conflict, displacement, widespread hunger and economic instability continue to disrupt childhood at an alarming scale.

And yet, we see resilience, compassion and an unwavering commitment to children everywhere we work. Children like Bashir* give us hope and compel us to adapt and commit ten-fold to our work.

When he arrived at our clinic in Sudan at just two months old, Bashir was severely malnourished. His mother, Mahasin, had already lost five children. But this time was different. Through Save the Children’s health and nutrition program, Bashir received the care he needed to recover and grow stronger. Today, his mother credits our team with saving his life.

Bashir is just one of the remarkable children you’ll meet in our 2025 Annual Report: Children First. Their stories reflect what’s possible when we come together with urgency and purpose.

In 2025, Save the Children – alongside our partners and supporters – stepped up to meet growing needs around the world and here in the United States:

• We reached 37.8 million children in 107 countries
• 24.1 million children received health and nutrition services
• 8.8 million children gained access to learning opportunities
• We responded to 113 emergencies in 63 countries, supporting 13.6 million children and their families – 24 million people in total
• In the U.S., we expanded learning access for more than 720,000 children across 20 states
• We helped ensure over 90,000 children in the U.S. had access to nutritious food

At the heart of all we do is a simple and powerful promise: put children first – always, everywhere.

Across war zones, refugee settlements and disaster-affected communities, our teams responded rapidly, delivering lifesaving support and helping families rebuild.

We work hand-in-hand with local partners to create safe spaces for children, provide essential health care and make sure families in need receive financial assistance. Even in the toughest circumstances, every child deserves a high-quality education. In Mali, our advocacy helped reopen 10 schools in crisis-affected areas.

Here in the United States, from the Mississippi Delta to California’s Central Valley, we helped connect families to childcare, books and learning resources – giving children the foundation to grow, learn and thrive.

We’re also finding new ways to reach children faster and deliver greater impact. Read about our camel library in Afghanistan, a low-tech solution bringing education and safety messages to children in the hardest-to-reach communities; be inspired by our nutrition pilot in Sudan that’s transforming local ingredients into a nourishing staple to help prevent malnutrition. Flexible funding and deeper local partnerships are helping us adapt and bring the best ideas to life.

To our supporters, partners and staff: THANK YOU. Your commitment makes stories like Bashir’s possible and hopefully increasingly common. Together, we’re building a future where every child survives, learns and is protected.