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Just a few words in your Will ...
can make a world of difference to young lives

How your donation can help
Recommended Wording
Please let us know
Download a copy of Bequest information
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Bequests

Making a bequest to support Save the Children’s work is undoubtedly the most enduring gift that you can give to help children and their families in the world’s poorest communities. Your bequest to Save the Children will live on and on, bringing the opportunity of a brighter future to children growing up in a world of poverty, both in Australia and around the world.

Bequests are vital to our work as they help us plan for the future. Knowing what funds may become available helps us to feel more secure about planning long-term projects.

How your donation can help

• $2,500  -  can pay to feed 100 in-patient children in a pediatric hospital for a month in Iraq
• $20,000  -  can support our active learning education program in Vietnam to train teachers and improve the quality of primary education for marginalised children
• $50,000  -  can pay for the refurbishment of a sporting facility in a remote Australian indigenous community

Recommended Wording

Making a bequest to Save the Children is simple. We suggest following wording is used when writing a Will to include a bequest to Save the Children:

"I give and bequeath to Save the Children Australia ___________ (insert dollar amount, percentage of estate, or description of securities or property, etc.) to be used for its general purposes (or insert the name of a program), free of all duties and testamentary charges."

For the greatest flexibility in responding to the needs of children in Australia and around the world, Save the Children prefers bequests to be made for our general charitable purposes.

However, Save the Children also welcomes specific requests and will endeavour to carry them out. Occasionally, however, changes occur in political situations in developing countries or in program capabilities that may impact our ability to carry out specific requests. Accordingly, to enable Save the Children to use bequest funds as intended and yet accommodate unforeseen changes in program requirements, Save the Children requests that the following wording be added to any restricted bequest:

"In the event that Save the Children Australia determines that the purpose for which this gift is made is no longer appropriate or practicable or does not require all of the funds provided, Save the Children Australia may use said funds as in its discretion may seem most appropriate for other purposes allied to or in harmony with the spirit and purpose of this gift as described above."

We would also recommend that you discuss any changes to your Will with your solicitor or legal advisor.

Contact Us

Should you have any queries about leaving a Bequest to Save the Children Australia, please do not hesitate to contact us.

Postal Address:  PO Box 340 Fitzroy VIC 3065
Telephone:  1800 76 00 11
Facsimile:  (03) 9938 2099
Email:  bequests@savethechildren.org.au

Please let us know

If you have included a gift to Save the Children in your Will., we would like the opportunity to thank you personally and keep you informed about our work through World’s Children, our magazine. Details received by Save the Children will be treated in the strictest confidence. We will respect your wishes if you wish to remain anonymous.

Download a copy of Bequest Information

Click here to download a PDF copy of the information  [Adobe PDF, 400 Kb]. Should you have any further queries, please contact us on 1800 76 00 11.