Save the Children South Africa

Play Builds Brains

28 May 2022

Play Builds Brains. Let's Play!

One of the most overlooked and undervalued approaches to developing cognitive, social and emotional capital is play. Research over the past 30 years has taught us that play is one of the most important ways in which young children gain essential knowledge and build more complex, higher-order skills such as creativity, critical thinking and collaboration.

KZN hit by floods for the second time

27 May 2022

Floods and torrential rains hit South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal for the second time in two months.
Torrential rains have once again created havoc for families in eastern South Africa, just a month after the worst floods in living memory killed more than 400 people and made nearly 7,000 people homeless.

Emergency Alert - KZN Floods

29 Apr 2022

Save the Children calls for greater protection of children as KwaZulu-Natal floods cause devastation.

Save the Children is gravely concerned about the safety of children as heavy flooding claims the lives of more than 300 people including children in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal and with more heavy rains expected.