It was brilliant to participate in today's conference and roundtable on International Humanitarian Law with Irish Red Cross. Really timely discussion in the face of increasing violations of IHL and erosion of norms - with children paying a particularly devastating price.

If you're a community group in east Belfast it's time to unleash your creativity! If you've an idea to improve children's early years you can apply for funds of £5k. Children and families will then vote for projects they love the most in our #HappyVote on November 27th! youtube.com/shorts/sdV4j...

A partial lifting of the two-child limit at the Autumn Budget would still leave child poverty rising and would risk creating levels of hardship not seen under a Labour government for more than half a century. It must be scrapped *in full*.

It's not just us that wants you to scrap the two-child limit to benefits Rachel Reeves, over 40 economists, academics & policy experts back us too. Removing this cruel policy at the Autumn Budget in full doesn't only make moral sense, it makes economic sense. Read our open letter: bit.ly/4hBHpqs

We work with young leaders in west Belfast to capture their insights into the impacts of poverty in their community. These voices need to be heard @viewdigital.bsky.social viewdigital.org/young-people...

So good to see stories like this being told. These young people from west Belfast produced TikTok films to highlight issues of poverty in their community. We were to support them but they schooled us in how to produce video content! www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...

£5,000 available through the EastSide Early Learning Community Innovation Fund 2025 for projects supporting early years (0–5) in East Belfast. Deadline: 11 Nov 2025, 4pm. Apply: eastsideelc.org.uk/innovation-f... #GrantTracker

Get your Expressions of Interest in for our Transforming Early Years in east Belfast opportunity: this fund offers £5,000 for projects aimed at children 0-5 years and their parents/caregivers. For more info: eastsideelc.org.uk/innovation-f... close November 11th, 4pm.

This is a beautiful watch. Absolute girl power in the DRC: How 1 Programme Changed This 13-Year-Old Congolese Girl’s Future | Sav... youtu.be/WW9WAKYFKVo?... via @YouTube

The team from our Save the Children Botanic shop have been at Queen’s University for the Volunteering & Wellbeing Fair! We've been chatting about volunteering opportunities and how it's such a great way to build skills, meet new people, and make a difference for children around the world!

📣We are now open for Expressions of Interest for our Transforming Early Years in East Belfast opportunity! The fund offers £5,000 for projects aimed at children 0-5 years and their parents/caregivers. For more info: www.eastsideelc.org.uk/innovation-fund/ Applications close November 11th, 4pm.

Lower wages in NI contributing to poverty levels which are "persistent and endemic". More evidence of why we need real political ambition around poverty! www.rte.ie/news/regiona... via @news.rte.ie

Poverty seen through the lens of young people at St Peters Immaculata Youth Club in Belfast. On a week when Stormont debated child poverty, voices like theirs need to be heard. youtu.be/m_CDFUGosUs?... via @YouTube

The bombs have stopped, some supplies are getting in, but these are precarious days - our humanitarian director in Gaza, Rachael Cummings, speaks to @rteradio1.bsky.social www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

📣We're excited to share a new opportunity in east Belfast with the vision of improving outcomes for young children. The Innovation Fund is for projects keen to improve parental/caregiver mental health & connection with children. Online info session Fri Oct 17th: eastsideelc.org.uk/innovation-f...

Through hosting a simple coffee morning a couple from the North Coast has raised £6k for our Gaza appeal. Molly & Michael felt moved to act after seeing the devastation in Gaza. Funds will go towards providing healthcare, water and psychological support for children & families.

Our statement as the public consultation on Stormont's poverty plan comes to an end. Over 90 organisations in the sector have said it needs a total rewrite. Surely the Executive will listen? www.savethechildren.org.uk/news/media-c...

Stormont's consultation on its draft Anti-Poverty Strategy ends tomorrow & there can only be one logical outcome. A total rewrite! 75 orgs who work with the most disadvantaged children reject it! Surely these calls, informed by real lives & rising hardships, can’t be ignored?🧵

Big shout out to this bunch of young superstars who have raised almost £2k for our Gaza appeal by completing a sponsored run at Stormont. Some ran 3k, some +4k and the rest in between! They smashed it & have raised vital funds for children in Gaza who devastatingly continue to suffer so much.

With just a few days to go until the close of Stormont’s consultation on its draft anti-poverty strategy, we’ve been to some women’s support groups in Belfast to find out what people think of it. They told us about the suffering & pressure being felt in communities… 🗣️

"The other day I was walking around & it felt like there were hands on my throat." Three mothers from Dublin share about the constant struggle to pay bills, the huge mental load of that & toll on their children. It's a depressingly familiar story. @news.rte.ie www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

A team of brilliant volunteers from Save the Children’s popular Holywood store in Co Down got to meet our Patron, HRH The Princess Royal, at Hillsborough Castle. They chatted about volunteering and their passion that all children at home and around the world get the support they need to thrive.

We won’t stop speaking out about the unimaginable suffering & injustices for the children of Gaza. Today we’re contributing to this Irish Network for Education Worldwide seminar. educationworldwide.ie/education-un...

3 weeks until consultation ends on the Executive’s draft Anti-Poverty Strategy. It’s Not fit for purpose & +75 community orgs & leaders have called for it to be withdrawn. We’ve created a toolkit with easy read doc & form for you to share thoughts. Here’s our guide to the APS (1)

So proud of Rachel & Louise speaking up about the challenges of poverty & sharing their lived experiences. This takes courage! They want to shatter myths & shame around poverty and advocate for a totally different government approach to it! Podcast coming soon 🎙️

Famine has been confirmed in Gaza, with over half a million facing starvation, destitution and death. We have been warning about this impending tragedy for months. The UK can't say they didn't know this would happen. 1/3

We’re at @ShankillWomens talking about Stormont’s draft Anti-Poverty Strategy. Women Support Network & Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick leading the conversation. Some views here: “It’s a total insult & shows a lack of engagement.”/ “They can’t tell us a route out of poverty.”/ “Did they meet ordinary people?”

When it comes to fighting poverty we & many in the sector are determined to find a new way fwd. 75 orgs called for the Executive to withdraw its draft Anti-Poverty Strategy. Now we're combining forces to focus on what will achieve change. www.eventbrite.com/e/rising-tog...

Media attention moves on but we continue to advocate for a total revamp of Stormont's draft anti-poverty strategy. Recycled actions & bland ambitions won't bring the change that rising numbers of children in poverty really need. Sign if you agree - my.actnowni.org/petitions/op...

"170+ organisations including @oxfaminternational.bsky.social @savethechildrenni.bsky.social @amnesty.org have accused the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation of violating all international norms" - @news.rte.ie🖊️

We, along with 50 other charities, are calling on the Executive to withdraw its draft anti-poverty strategy. Now the public can have their say. Please share. my.actnowni.org/petitions/op...

We're one of 50 charities & orgs who have signed an open letter to say the Executive needs to withdraw its draft anti-poverty strategy. Children/families/ individuals in poverty deserve so much better from our political leaders. viewdigital.org/we-deserve-b...

Civil society needed to speak up on this. We're one of 50 charities to sign this open letter, calling for the Executive to withdraw its draft anti-poverty strategy. www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther...

Earlier in the year we told you about our #Listen2Learn project where 70 children from 6 schools told us what helps them learn & grow. Now we’ve gone back to work with the young people & co-produce a child friendly version of our report. We can’t wait to see what they create!

No new policies / no budget / no clear priorities. Our response to publication for consultation of the NI Executive’s draft Anti-Poverty Strategy -

Our response to the devastating violence in Ballymena ❤️‍🩹

It’s Infant Mental Health Wk & we’re committed to ensuring families and babies receive the right early support to help all thrive. Our collaboration with the Eastside Early Learning Community focuses on creating a system that improves families lives. #IMHAW2025

No child should have to cower in their home fearing for their safety. No young person should be exploited through fear and hate for violent ends. Every child deserves protection and these distressing scenes help no-one.

We're deeply concerned by reports about the Anti-Poverty Strategy.  We know what's failed children before & that the public wants real action.  If it contains no new initiatives & no extra funding that's a mistake! We can’t tackle rising poverty by recycling existing policies!

🚨 Our new poll on child poverty & what the NI public think shows overwhelming support for ambitious action from the Executive. Most ppl believe systemic issues are behind rising child poverty & support a range of practical interventions.

Brilliant morning in north Belfast at a follow-up session to our #Listen2Learn project. Children are helping us create a child friendly version of the findings into how they as young ppl learn best. It’s being facilitated by the talented Duncan Morrow from Young at Art. @emmetnorris.bsky.social

Here's a special message for children in Northern Ireland from a group of Save the Children global ambassadors. This film was shown at @nichildcom.bsky.social youth panel event which focused on linking children up through climate action. @emmetnorris.bsky.social www.facebook.com/SCEgypt/vide...

Great to be in Belfast with organisations that are working so hard to change lives

Brilliant to welcome climate expert Gaia Vince to our office to talk about migration/climate change as part of a CADA organised visit. She challenges the far right narratives on migration so well - ‘People can’t come as prisoners, they should be seen as new members of a productive society.’

It’s time for scrutiny on what is in the signed off Anti-Poverty Strategy. We repeat our call for it to be ambitious, properly funded & driven by lived experiences of families, where focus isn’t simply on getting people back to work as some sort of cure. This delay is adding to anxiety for people.

Good to speak out across RTE, UTV & BBC yesterday on the long-delayed anti-poverty plan in NI. For the sake of the growing numbers of children in poverty here we need to see delivery that brings meaningful change for them. rte.ie/news/ulster/... via @news.rte.ie

Our response to Stormont sign-off on the anti-poverty strategy:

We’re at Stormont as anti-poverty strategy finally gets sign off. It can’t be a strategy for strategy’s sake -child poverty needs to be prioritised. A focus on getting back to work can’t be the cure. We want to see real intent when it comes to the eradication of poverty. @savechildrenuk.bsky.social

We welcome the news that the anti-poverty strategy will be agreed on today. Let's see if it honours the commitment to helping one in four children out of poverty 🔍📜

As the Stormont Executive prepares to sign off on the long awaited Anti-Poverty Strategy, we want to share what some parents have told us. Child poverty is growing & our latest poll shows most people in NI see it as a core issue! ( 🧵) @savechildrenuk.bsky.social