Save The Children
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Feds’ 2023 budget should hike international aid group funding, agencies tell FreelandAs of late 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was still urging government ministers to increase Canada's international development assistance every year.CanadaFeb 27, 2023
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Save the Children staff among 35 killed in Myanmar Christmas Eve attack, group saysThe group, which has blamed the military junta for the slayings, said the two staff members were returning from conducting humanitarian activities nearby when they were killed.WorldDec 28, 2021
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WE Charity held 2 fundraised openings for same Kenya school, former donor saysReed Cowan testified on Friday that he started raising money for Free The Children, as WE Charity was known at the time, after his son Wesley died in an accident at age four.CanadaFeb 26, 2021
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Aid groups alarmed by ‘little to no’ U.S. humanitarian assistance for COVID-19In a letter obtained by the Associated Press, the groups call the delays ``devastating'' and say the window is closing to help mitigate the worst impacts of the pandemic globally.WorldJun 12, 2020
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B.C. WWII vet tops $101K charity goal just days into planned 101 laps around retirement homeJohn Hillman may have already met his fundraising target, but he says he's determined to complete all planned 101 laps around his residence.CanadaMay 9, 2020
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As battle lines shift, aid groups in Syria struggle to reach those impactedThe offensive has created a new refugee crisis in a region where some 1.6 million people already rely on humanitarian aid.WorldOct 17, 2019
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Saudi-led siege of Yemeni port city could spark catastrophic new cholera epidemic: NGOThe resumption of the Saudi-led air strike campaign on Hodeidah could create ideal conditions for a catastrophic new cholera outbreak in Yemen, Save the Children has warned.HealthJul 28, 2018
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Red Cross augmented reality app gives riveting look at war through child’s eyesThe Red Cross has launched an augmented reality app called Enter The Room that transports people into the room of a child in a war-torn city.CanadaMar 9, 2018
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Canada 19th best place to be a girl, US ranks under Kazakhstan, AlgeriaThe index, released by Save the Children, ranks the state of girls in 144 countries by “their opportunity to control their own lives and to fulfill their potential.”CanadaOct 11, 2016
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Kidnapped Nigerian boy tells harrowing story of being smuggled to Europe on migrant boatA 12-year-old Nigerian boy travelling by himself and rescued off the coast of Libya this month told rescuers a dramatic tale of being kidnapped and taken away from his mother.CrimeSep 23, 2016
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