From Google Search to Real Change: Discovering Save the Children UK

While I was researching for information to use in an assignment on a charity, I found myself on the Save the Children UK website. I clicked on a link and stumbled upon a page full of stories and pictures of children who should be worried about homework and games on the playground; not war, hunger, or whether they’d even be able to go to school. I kept scrolling and reading, page after page, learning about the work Save the Children UK does to keep children safe, healthy, and learning in the UK and beyond, and somewhere in all of that scrolling, it stopped feeling like "research" and started to feel very personal to me.

In my head, one year started. Start by sharing who Save the Children UK are with other students, then on to a silly Christmas Jumper Day on campus, then on to a spring event that felt more like a fun celebration than a task, and finally on to sharing long-term options;

Something to direct people towards so it didn't all just stop at the end of the term. If we can plan parties and socials, we can plan this too.

You can find them at https://www.savethechildren.org.uk ,explore fundraising ideas at https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/events-and-fundraisin  ,read about Christmas Jumper Day at https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/christmas-jumper-day ,and look into volunteering at https://www.savethechildren.org.uk/how-you-can-help/volunteer

My call to action is simple: take a look at one of these links, share just one page, or set up a small fundraiser. One simple act of kindness you decide today could simply change a child's tomorrow.