We're another step closer to the scrapping of the two child limit to benefits. Good news for the 1 in 10 children here who are impacted by this unjust policy.

Brilliant news today for families in Scotland. In this new year we will advocate loudly for political decision making in NI that offers hope and relief for children and families in poverty. We long to see child poverty become a top Stormont priority.

80 children from North Belfast were part of our Listen to Learn project where they helped design a report with Young at Art into experiences of learning. Now they’ve got to see the final product & their reactions are v cute! (You can read full report 👇🏼) www.savethechildren.org.uk/what-we-do/c...

Just 1 day to go until Christmas Jumper Day & Christine Lampard has a message for everyone here who's getting ready to take part and raise money to support children around the world!🎄🎅🌟

Here’s a glimpse into our #HappyVote event in east Belfast. We’ll be announcing the 10 projects soon that got the most votes from children & families. Then pls keep an eye in 2026 as the projects come to life!

So proud of these brilliant women speaking out on behalf of families and children in poverty. They’ve been giving evidence to Stormont’s Communities Committee. Their challenge - why are children here being left behind compared to rest of UK. (Atlas Women’s Centre/ Women’s Support Network / NIAPN)

It’s the news we’ve been advocating for! The scrapping of the 2-child limit is a powerful step forward for the 1 in 10 families impacted here! @savechildrenuk.bsky.social

We welcome this bold action by the Chancellor to scrap the two-child limit. By the end of this Parliament, 450,000 children across the country will have been lifted out of poverty. Scrapping this unjust policy is the single most powerful step to reduce child poverty in a generation. 1/3

The countdown is on to our #HappyVote event on Thursday! That's when children and families in east Belfast get to decide which project ideas will get funded and brought to life to strengthen early years in the area. Come down and be part of the buzz at Skainos Centre 2-4pm!

We're just 2 wks away from #TheHappyVote where children and families in east Belfast get to decide what projects they want to bring to life! 10 projects will each get £5k for ideas that will improve children's early years. It'll take place Nov 27th, Skainos Centre🗳️

Stormont’s Executive parties & Opposition stand united in a call - backed by so many in the community & voluntary sector - for the full scrapping of the 2-child limit! #everychildcounts @savechildrenuk.bsky.social @trusselluk.bsky.social

We’re heading to Stormont to stand with other organisations in a final push to have the 2-Child Limit fully scrapped in the Budget. The Chancellor has the power to help many families here! All children deserve a decent start in life. @Trusselluk #everychildcounts

www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/norther... Really excited about giving children the chance to decide how money is spent on them. #participation #investinchildren

We're hosting an election with a difference! Our Happy Vote is a chance for children & families in east Belfast to vote in a fun ballot for projects that have dreamt up creative ways to improve children's early years! #TheHappyVote viewdigital.org/happy-vote-s...

Children at our programmes in Derry were so happy to get their special delivery of brand new children’s books! A huge thank you to @PenguinBooks Random House UK for their donation of over 12k children’s books to our programmes across the UK!📚

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 -