International Save the Children Alliance
RSS stands for both Rich Site Summary and Really Simple Syndication but it always refers to the same technology.
We have included it on our site so that you can receive regular updates from us automatically - without having to visit our website to check what's new.
Reading RSS feeds
The RSS feed is not human readable. It is an XML format which is designed to be read by machines rather than humans. To read an RSS feed you need to use a piece of software called an RSS aggregator or reader. Most of them are very similar to email programmes, but instead of incoming emails, they display news from various sources (from all the feeds you have registered with, or "subscribed to" as is commonly said but it has nothing to do with money). Unread news typically appear in bold, just as unread emails do.
An RSS aggregator makes it very convenient to follow up on news from a large number of sources in a single place.
You can use a web-RSS-aggregator, if you pefer not to install one on your computer. Bloglines is such an online aggregator. Il allows you to track all your news from a single place you can access with a regular web browser. Most modern web browsers will also handle RSS feeds, but in a limited manner.
Save the Children Member's RSS Feeds
Many of the Save the Children Websites from around the world also have RSS feeds. Find your local Member site from around the world using the drop down list below.