Save the Children works to give all children the best possible start in life. For over 85 years we have been working to ensure that children have adequate food, shelter, healthcare and education, and are free from violence, abuse and exploitation. This photo essay takes at our key successes and achievements in 2006.

Above: An entire generation has lost out on education because of the 20-year conflict in Northern Uganda. Save the Children is pressing Uganda to reverse its educational decline and seeks to secure a quality education for 8 million children in similar situations. (Photo Credit: Anna Kari/Save the Children)