Save the Children Japan

Save the Children Japan is the Japanese member organization of Save the Children, a non-profit international NGO dedicated to children's rights. It was established on May 7, 1986, as the world's 22nd Save the Children organization, following a proposal from Princess Anne, President of Save the Children UK, to then Princess Michiko. The organization works both in Japan and overseas, including health, nutrition, and education programs, as well as emergency and humanitarian assistance in natural disasters and conflicts.

Save the Children's history dates back to 1910s Europe devastated by World War I. At that time, Britain blockaded the sea routes of enemy Germany and Austria, and many children in countries cut off from food supplies faced starvation. In April 1919, Eglantyne Jebb distributed leaflets in Trafalgar Square, London, stating that the blockade was taking the lives of millions of children. She was arrested and convicted, but the prosecutor was moved and offered to pay her 5-pound fine, which became the first donation to Save the Children. In May 1919, the "Save the Children Fund" began its activities. Jebb drafted the "Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child," which was adopted by the League of Nations in 1924. In Japan, preparations for establishing Save the Children Japan began in 1985 after a proposal from Princess Anne, President of Save the Children UK, to then Princess Michiko. On May 7, 1986, Save the Children Japan was established as the world's 22nd Save the Children organization. In the same year, it began education support in the Philippines and Thailand. In 1987, it started health and nutrition support in Nepal and Bangladesh. In 1988, it began support in Indonesia, Mexico, and Kenya. In 1989, it set up an office in Osaka and conducted its first emergency and reconstruction support in response to floods in Tunisia. In 1990, it began support in Egypt. In 1991, it opened its first overseas field office in the Philippines.

A pioneer of children's rights with a 100-year history, working as a specialist international NGO for child support.

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2. 2セーブ・ザ・チルドレン・ジャパン 設立からの歩み｜セーブ・ザ・チルドレン・ジャパンについて｜セーブ･ザ･チルドレンとは｜セーブ・ザ・チルドレン・ジャパンsavechildren.or.jp
3. 3セーブ・ザ・チルドレン・ジャパンについて｜セーブ･ザ･チルドレンとは｜セーブ・ザ・チルドレン・ジャパンsavechildren.or.jp
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