Gender inequality in their homes and communities
Poverty and rising prices brought on by COVID-19 mean many families can’t afford food. These knock-on effects of the pandemic, plus conflict, and the climate crisis, together are creating a “perfect storm” threatening more droughts and food shortages. Save the Children is working alongside communities to provide life-changing assistance to children. Our hunger and nutrition programs help millions every year. But we can’t do it alone.
Unequal responsibility for household work
Yet, in early childhood, gender disparities start out small. Girls have higher survival rates at birth, are more likely to be developmentally on track, and are just as likely to participate in preschool. Among those who reach secondary school, girls tend to outperform boys in reading across every country where data are available.
Charles Best founded the charity
In 2000, Charles Best, a high school history teacher designed a website where teachers could post classroom project requests. Donors could then choose the ones they wanted to support and see exactly where their money was going. That website became Donors Choose.
The cost of operational expenses
Donors find a project that inspires them, donate what they can, and when the project is fully funded, Donors Choose purchases the requested supplies and ships them to the classroom. To date, the foundation has vetted and fulfilled requests for over 600,000 classroom projects.
A 4-star rating on Charity Navigator
Exceptionally strong. Many high-quality studies of seasonal malaria chemoprevention have consistently found a strong impact. The organization we recommend conducts high-quality ongoing monitoring.
