International Save the Children Alliance
Above: Displaced children amuse themselves at Jezzine school where many families from the South of Lebanon are now living to escape the conflict with Israel.
Above: Daring to go beyond the frame: A teenager particapates in "allan"
Established by Save the Children Youth Sweden, "allan" is a social intiative where 14 year old boys meet once a week to talk about what it means to be a young adult male in today's society. In the group the views of the participants are taken seriously and listened to with interest and respect. Here they are encouraged to take a critical perspective on social norms and to reflect on their own behavior in terms of power and gender. They are empowered to make their own decisions independent of cultural notions of gender and sexuality.
Save the Children has over 10,000 youth volunteers all over the world, and thousands more inspiring stories. It's all about bringing to life the principles outlined in the UN's Convention on the Rights of the Child, and making a real difference.
We are not the future - we are now!
At present, there are three independent Save the Children Youth organisations. We are based in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and work together through an association called the Nordic Cooperation. In this way, we learn from each other, exchange stories on our experiences, and coordinate projects involving other youth volunteers active within Save the Children the world over.
- We are children and youth working for the rights of our peers both in Scandinavia and in the rest of the world.
- We promote awareness of the rights of children and young people, and the political processes that surround them. This gives them the power and knowledge they will need to influence and make a change in the societies in which they live.
- We organise programmes that bring together children and young people from many different backgrounds - for example, activities with child refugees in asylum centres.
Find out how to get involved!
For more information about our organizations see our web sites:
Denmark: www.redbarnetungdom.dk »
Norway: www.press.no »
Sweden: www.rbuf.se »
For more examples of youth getting involved, see our Photo Essay on Youth Participation: Agents of Change »
