© Wissam Andraos/Save the Children

Save the Children Japan
Annual Report 2021
Executive Summary

EVERY
LAST CHILD

Every child has the right to survival, protection, development and participation. We
ﬁght to make children’s rights a reality worldwide.
For more than 100 years, we have been working with children.
Save the Children is an international NGO that works to make children’s rights tosurvival, development, protection and participation a reality worldwide. It wasestablished in the UK in 1919 and is currently at work in approximately 120 countries.
The UN and the governments of many countries have a high regard for Save theChildren as a pioneer of children’s rights, and we have achieved breakthroughs in theway the world treats children. Save the Children Japan was established in 1986. We
are active in international programs in ﬁelds such as health and nutrition andeducation. When conﬂicts or natural disasters occur, we provide emergency andhumanitarian responses. In Japan, we have actively addressed issues of child poverty
and child abuse and have also conducted various programs in response to large-scaledisasters, through these programs, we work to make children’s rights a reality.

Foreword

Save the Children reachedmore than 43,000,000 children
in approximately 120 countries
including Japan.

Thank you for supporting children all over the world through Save the Children.
The protracted COVID-19 pandemic, armed conﬂicts, climate change, and other complex
challenges seriously affect vulnerable children across the globe.

Save the Children directly reached 43,043,683 children through its work in 2021.

Save the Children works to safeguard the rights of children in difﬁcult environments to survival,
protection, development, and participation, supporting over 43 million children in 2021 inapproximately 120 countries, including Japan.
We implemented international activities to support education, health and nutrition, disasterprevention, child protection, and other needs, while continuing to assist children living throughprotracted crises in Syria and Yemen, and displaced Rohingya children in Bangladesh.
In Japan, we worked to address child poverty and prevent fundamental problems that surroundchildren such as child abuse and neglect. In response to the difﬁculties faced by children and theirfamilies during the COVID-19 pandemic, we distributed emergency food to approximately 6,400
households throughout the long summer and winter school holidays when school meals were notavailable.
In Ukraine and throughout the world, 450 million children—one in six children—are living witharmed conﬂict. Wherever these disasters occur, Save the Children is there ready to assist them.
Save the Children strives to attain children’s rights, listen to children’s voices, and conduct
activities for children around the world and in Japan that bring about speedy and lasting changes
in the lives of children.
We extend our sincere thanks for your ongoing assistance. We could not have sustained ouractivities in Japan and overseas in 2021 without your support and encouragement.
We look forward to your continued partnership in the future.
Junichiro Ida, Chair of the Board

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Foreword

Eglantyne Jebb, founder of Save the Children©D.Davaanyam/Save the Children■ Countries and regions where Save the Children worked in 2021.
■ Countries and regions where Save the Children Japan
conducted projects by assigning staff members, etc.

Emergency and
Humanitarian Response

Health and Nutrition

Education

For children and local communities
affected by natural disasters andhumanitarian crises, Save theChildren swiftly responds to meettheir immediate needs, enablingthem to return to and rebuild theirlives.

To ensure that all children and theirfamilies can access quality healthservices, Save the Children provides
assistance, including healthcare forpregnant women, mothers andnewborns; prevention and treatment
of infectious diseases and malnutrition; and strengthening of healthsystems.

In order for all children to receive quality
education, Save the Children implements
programs that improve learning
environments, provide capacity
development opportunities for teachers,
raise awareness in local communities andpromote pre-school education programs.

Child Protection

Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

Child Poverty

We promote child protection
measures in close collaboration withvarious stakeholders such as local
governments and communities,
children, and their caregivers toprotect children from violence, abuse,and exploitation, and cultivate
environments in which children cangrow up safely and securely.

Save the Children strengthens DRR
structures of local communities sothat children can act independently
when disasters occur and their
voices are reﬂected in DRR policy
and practice. We promotechild-centered disaster risk
reduction.

We are working to end child poverty
by providing direct support, raisingpublic awareness and engaging in
advocacy. Our aim is to ensure that
all children have access to thephysical possessions, services andopportunities necessary for them tolive their lives and develop, so thatthey can fulﬁll their potential.
About Save the Children 3

International Programs
Emergency and Humanitarian Response

Education

Health and Nutrition

Child Protection©Jarurin Pholhinkong/Save the Children

Save the Children responded to armed conﬂicts in
Syria, Yemen and South Sudan, and to thehumanitarian crises in Afghanistan and of thedisplaced Rohingya people in Bangladesh.Our
responses included assistance in the childprotection, education, health and nutrition sector,
as well as provision of emergency relief supplies fordisplaced children and their families. We also
continued to provide emergency assistance in
response to the COVID-19 outbreak.

Save the Children is committed to ensuring that all
children, including children with disabilities,
children living in poverty and from minority
populations, have equal access to educational
opportunities. In Mongolia, we trained teachers sothey can provide educational support tailored tochildren's individual needs. provided home tutoring
opportunities and provided learning kits. We also
distributed picture books and toys to improve thelearning environment in preschools.

In Vietnam and Laos, Save the Children provided
health education and developed the capacity of thehealthcare staff to improve the health of mothers
and children of ethnic minorities. In Vietnam, we
also implemented activities to encourage pregnant
women to attend healthcare facilities and reducethe burden on mothers before and after childbirth.
In Uganda, we provided technical guidance toimprove the livelihoods of people living in
agricultural areas, as well as nutritional guidance toimprove maternal and child nutrition.

In Bangladesh, China, and Mongolia, Save theChildren implemented activities in collaboration
with local administrations and other concerned
parties to strengthen child protection systems andprevent violence and abuse of children. In Jordan,
we developed emergency psychological treatment
tailored to local conditions and provided mental
health care for children affected by the Syrian crisis.

Child Poverty

Disaster Risk Reduction©Tom Nicholson/Save the Children

We offered mental health and psychosocial support
for children and their families affected by theAugust 2020 Beirut explosion in Lebanon andhelped them secure safe accommodation. With thehelp of the Inochi Mirai Fund, we were able toprovide timely assistance to children affected bynatural disasters and armed conﬂicts around theworld, including those impacted by the Haiti
earthquake.

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International Programs

In India, we implemented activities to create a safe
and secure environment, especially in schools, tobetter protect children from disasters, violence, andother risks that hinder their access to education. To
address youth disengagement from politics inMongolia, we developed youth groups and club
activities to encourage young people to participate
in the election process.

Save the Children works to ensure that all children
have access to the goods, services, andopportunities necessary to fulﬁll their potential. In
Mongolia, we provided entrepreneurship education
for youth living in remote herding areas with the aim
to diversify income streams.

In Thailand, Save the Children worked to prevent
water-related accidents, which is the country’s
largest cause of death among children. Our
activities included implementation of educational
programs in primary schools, preparation of water
accident prevention manuals to especially designed
for children with disabilities, and provision oftraining for the teaching staff.
In Jakarta, Indonesia, where trafﬁc congestion levelis high, we held seminars on road safety knowledge
and awareness to reduce the risk of road trafﬁc
accidents involving children.
International Programs 5

Domestic Programs

Emergency Response to Natural Disasters

Ending Child Poverty

COVID-19 Response for Children

Other Recovery
Assistance2019 Typhoon Hagibis (Typhoon No. 19)
Recovery Response
Protecting children’s learning opportunities
We provided support for chartering vehicles for aﬁeld trip for primary school children in Marumori
Town, Miyagi Prefecture, that was affected by the2019 Typhoon Hagibis. Due to COVID-19, thesupport had been postponed in 2020 and completed
by the end of January 2021.

July 2020 Heavy Rain Recovery Response

This photo is for illustrative purposes

Today, one in seven children in Japan currently lives
in relative poverty. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has had serious ﬁnancial impacts on householdswith children, exacerbating child poverty. Save theChildren provided cash assistance, raised publicawareness, and proposed policy measures withchildren’s participation, seeking better solutions toending child poverty.

Food Distributions to Children During Summer andWinter School Holidays

Emergency Grant Assistance for
Civil Society Organizations in JapanTo improve the diets and nutrition of children inﬁnancial hardship, Save the Children delivered relief
supplies of food and other daily necessities to 3,182
households during the summer school holidays, andto 3,198 households during the winter school
holidays when school meals were not available.

Prevention of Child Abuse,
Promoting Children’s Rights

Domestic Emergency Programs

As a distributor of funds for a COVID-19 emergency
relief project run by the Japan Network for Public
Interest Activities (JANPIA) using dormant deposits,
Save the Children disseminated grants to 17 civilsociety organizations across Japan between October 2020 and January 2022. The grants were used todeliver food to more than 1,000 households and toprovide learning opportunities for 980 children. We
also organized an online meeting so that the grantrecipient organizations and experts shared challenges that had emerged from their activities.

Rebuilding an environment for children’s activities
We supported the restoration of the facilities,
equipment, and grounds of nursery schools andchildcare facilities in Kumamoto Prefecture
affected by heavy rain in July 2020. In addition, we
provided high schools in Kumamoto Prefecture withequipment necessary to resume their
extracurricular activities. The July 2020 heavy rain
recovery response ended in June 2021.

August 2021 Heavy Rain Emergency Response
Emergency response in collaboration with partnerorganizations in the affected areas
In Saga Prefecture, which was particularly impacted
by the heavy rain, we distributed emergency relief
kits for children that contained hygiene products, awhistle and stationery, through our partnerorganizations in the prefecture.

Save the Children aims to ensure that all children
are protected from violence and grow up in a safe
and secure environment. To end corporal punishment including psychological aggression, such as
beating and shouting, we launched the “Oyako no
Mikata” website to disseminate and raise awarenessof positive parenting. We also listened to the voicesof children and engaged in policy advocacy activities
to promote children’s rights.

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Domestic Programs

Given the increasing frequency of natural disasters
in Japan, Save the Children provided nursery andother childcare workers with training on mental
health and psychosocial support tailored for children
affected by disasters and other emergencies. In
addition, we signed a partnership agreement with
Suita City, Osaka Prefecture, for the promotion of
the “Building Disaster-Resilient City” as part of ourefforts to collaborate with local governments tobetter deliver assistance to children during disasters.

Release of a COVID-19 Video for Children
Save the Children produced and released a video forchildren featuring a public health expert giving
child-friendly answers to children’s questions andconcerns about COVID-19.

Domestic Programs 7

Save the Children Japan

Partnerships

Institutional Partnerships (List in alphabetical order)
Japan International Cooperation Agency

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

UN Women

UN Democracy FundWorld BankJapan Platform

Corporate Partnerships (List in alphabetical order)
・ ACCEA Co., Ltd.
・ ACECOOK CO.,LTD.
・ ACN Japan G.K.
・ ADCAST・ AEON CO., LTD.
・ AEON FOOD SUPPLY CO., LTD.
・ AEON RETAIL CO., LTD.
・ Ajinomoto AGF, Inc.
・ Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
・ ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS CO.,LTD.
・ Ampus, Inc.
・ AMUSE INC.
・ antiqua
・ Asahi Broadcasting Group Holdings Corporation
・ Asahi Group Holdings,Ltd.
・ BANDAI CO., LTD.
・ Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.
・ BTC Corporation
・ Bulgari
・ COACH A Co., Ltd.
・ Costco Wholesale Japan, Ltd.
・ Daiso Industries Company Limited
・ Daiwa Securities Co. Ltd.
・ DANONE JAPAN CO.,LTD.
・ Delta Air Lines
・ DISCOVERY JAPAN GK
・ DOLCE Co., Ltd.
・ Eco-Material Corporation
・ EIKEN CHEMICAL CO.,LTD.
・ FamilyMart Co.,Ltd.
・ ﬁcelle.inc
・ Freshﬁelds Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
・ Fuyo General Lease Co., Ltd.
・ General Incorporated Association Toppan
Printing Sankokai・ GlaxoSmithKline K.K.
・ HAGOROMO FOODS CORPORATION
・ HIKARI MISO Co., Ltd.
・ HIRAMATSU INDUSTRY CO.,LTD.
・ Hitachi Kashiwa Reysol Co., Ltd.
・ Hitachi Transport System, Ltd.
・ I＆S BBDO Inc.
・ IKEA Japan K.K.

・ IKETEI COMPANY LIMITED・ ITOCHU Corporation
・ ITO EN,LTD
・ Kanro Inc.
・ Kansai Paint Co.,Ltd.
・ Kewpie Corporation
・ Kikkoman Corporation
・ Kirin Beverage Co., Ltd.
・ Koyama Driving School
・ KUTSUSHOTEN INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
・ LANXESS K.K.
・ Lawson, Inc.
・ LOTTE CO., LTD.
・ Meiji Co., Ltd.
・ MIHIRA Shokai Co.,Ltd.
・ Milbon Co., Ltd.
・ National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative
Associations (ZEN-NOH)
・ Nichirei Foods Inc.
・ NIPPON FOOD MANUFACTURER
・ Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd.
・ NIS Foods Service Co., Ltd.
・ Nisshindo Inc.
・ OGOSANGYO・ Oriental Land Co.,Ltd.
・ P&G Japan G.K.
・ PAL GROUP Holdings CO.,LTD.
・ PGA TOUR INC.
・ PILOT Corporation
・ POKKA SAPPORO Food ＆ Beverage Ltd.
・ ROOTOTE CORPORATION
・ Royal Co., Ltd
・ S&B FOODS INC.
・ SAISON INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO.,LTD.
・ SAMURAI Inc.
・ SANBELLE,Inc.
・ Sankyo Seiko Co., Ltd.
・ SANYO FOODS Co.,Ltd.
・ Saraya Co., Ltd.
・ SAZABY LEAGUE,Ltd. Ron Herman
・ Shiseido Co., Ltd.
・ SIRIUS Corporation
・ Sompo Japan Insurance Inc.

・ Sony Group Corporation
・ Soshioak Holdings Co., Ltd.
・ SPIC Corporation
・ SRS HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
・ STAEDTLER NIPPON K.K.
・ STYLISH H&A INC.
・ Sun Fresh Group Holdings Inc.
・ Takamatsu Co.,Ltd.
・ Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited
・ The Kyoritsu Co.,Ltd.
・ The Walt Disney Company (Japan) Ltd.
・ TKP Corporation
・ TOKYO FM BROADCASTING CO.,LTD.
・ TOKYO UNIFORM CO.,LTD.
・ TOKYU HANDS INC.

Board Members

As of March 23, 2022

YAMAMOTO, Shigenari

Chair of the Board
IDA, Junichiro

YAMAKIN CO., LTD President

SANYO FOODS Co., Ltd. President

Vice Chair and Executive Director a.i. of the Board
NAKASHIMA, Amane

FamilyMart Co.,Ltd. Executive Officer Chief Administrative Officer,
General Manager of Management Division

KODERA, Kiyoshi

Vice Chair of the Board
MORI, Hiroo
Mori Building Co., Ltd.

WaterAid Japan Chair of the Board

Executive Vice President

OBI, Naoko

International Christian University Network on Humanitarian Action (NOHA)
Program Coordinator, Part-time lecturer
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Part-time lecturer

Board Member
YOKOYAMA, Eiko

Yoshio Yokoyama Architectural Design Management
Ofﬁce Co., Ltd. President

NISHIKAWA, Satoru

Nagoya University, Disaster Mitigation Research Center Professor

USHIO, Naomi

Meiji University
School of Information and Communication

Professor

SEEDS Asia Board Member

IMAMURA, Hideaki

BANDO, Kumiko

Japan Legal Support Center President

ODA, Yoshihiko

KAGAYA Hotels Corporation

MAEDA, ShinTOKYO TOWER Co., Ltd.

AuditorOHARA, Keiko

Kamiyacho International Law Office
Attorney-at-Law admitted in Japan and New YorkTSUNOZAKI, Etsuko

Shinshu University, Faculty of Economics and Law Specially-appointed Professor
Waseda Business School, Waseda University Visiting Professor
Niigata Sangyo University Specially-appointed Professor
St.Cousair,Inc. Outside Director

President

SHIBAYA, Tetsuo

Grant Thornton Taiyo LLC

CPA , Senior Partner, Head of Audit Headquarters

President

MATSUFUJI, Hiroshi

Honorary Chair of the Board
UENO, Masaya

FUKUMOTO, Tomomi

Adviser
FUKADA, Hiromu

St. Luke's International Hospital
Director of Children's Medical Center, Head of Pediatric Surgery
SUNTORY HOLDINGS LIMITED
Advisor CSR Ambassador
Kogakuin University Division of Liberal Arts
Teacher and Curator Training Course Associate Professor

Partnerships

KAKIMI, Toshiyuki

Kewpie Corporation Chairman

ABE, Yoshie

8・ Toshiba Tec Corporation
・ TULLY'S COFFEE JAPAN Co.,Ltd.
・ UCHIDA TECHNO CO.,LTD.
・ Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, LTD.
・ Unilever Japan Holdings G.K
・ Uokuni Food Services Co.,Ltd.
・ Valuence Holdings Inc.
・ VERMILLION Corp.
・ VIA HOLDINGS INC.
・ WELCOME Co., Ltd.
・ White & Case Law Ofﬁces | White & Case LLP(Registered Association)
・ WORLD PARTY CO.,LTD.
・ Yamatoya Co., ltd.
・ Zurich Insurance Company Ltd

Ueno Fine Chemicals Industry, Ltd.

President and CEO

Kajima Institute of International Peace Auditor
Tingyi Holding Corp. Independent Non-Executive Director
Former Ambassador to Australia

Secretary General a.i.
TAKAI, Akiko
Partnerships┃Board Members

9Our History

Save the Children Japan

2021 Financial Information

Save the Children was established in the UK in 1919, and Save the Children Japan wasestablished in 1986. For nearly 100 years, Save the Children has been working with children.

Save the Children established in the UK.
(Unit : JPY)

1919

Save the Children Japan established.
1986
I. Assets

Balance Sheet (As of December 31, 2021)

Statement of Changes in Fund Balance (For the year ended December 31, 2021)

1. Current Assets

I. Changes in
341,606,423

Cash & Cash Equivalents (domestic)
Cash & Cash Equivalents (overseas)

83,012,390

1．
Changes in

95,683,183

Ordinary Income（1）

302,050,509

Prepaid Operating Expenses
Accounts Receivable

250,184

Inventories

Ordinary Earnings⑤ Contract Income for Aid Operations

835,888,345

Total Current Assets② Earnings on Special Funds④ Membership Fees

13,388Advance Payment① Earnings on Basic Funds③ Admission Fees

13,272,268

Prepaid Expenses

1991

General Funds - net

2. Non Current Assets

Government Contract Income

Basic Funds（1）

Private Sector Contract Income
50,000,000

Time Deposits
Total Basic Funds
Special Funds（2）
Reserve for Severance Payments

Restricted Donations for Not for Proﬁt Segment
Reserve for Mid-Term Plan for Fiscal Years 2022-24

Building
Leasehold Improvements⑧ Donations Received

592,844,814
782,904,541

1,527,326,205

Total Other Non Current Assets① Operating Expenses

Overseas Aid Expenses
Emergency Aid Operation Expenses

6,286,242

Domestic Operations Expenses

19,274,269

Grants Expenses
Operations Activity Expenses
Public Relations Expenses
Other Operating Expenses

Total Non Current Assets

Proﬁt Making Business Expenses② Administrative Expenses

88,893,448

1,666,219,653

Total Ordinary Expenses

2,502,107,998

Total Assets

before Valuation Adjustment
207,946,074
412,477,771

Deferred Revenue

8,445,760

Deposits Received

4,510,785

Accrued Seasonal Salary633,380,390

Total Current Liabilities
2. Non Current Liabilities
Provision for Severance Payments
Total Non Current Liabilities

61,534,326

Changes in Ordinary Earnings for the Period

Non Ordinary（1）
IncomeGain on Sale of Non Current Assets

Non Ordinary（2）
Expenses

Loss on Elimination of Non Current Assets

61,534,326

Total Non Ordinary Income
Total Non Ordinary Expenses
Changes in Non Ordinary Earnings for the Period
Changes in General Funds – net for the Period

1. Restricted Funds - net

General Funds – net, beginning of the Period
733,071,921

Restricted Donations
Total Restricted Funds - net(of which, Amount Appropriated to the Basic Funds)(of which, Amount Appropriated to the Special Funds)

733,071,921(50,000,000)(592,844,814)

General Funds – net, end of the Period

II. Changes in
Restricted Funds- net

1,074,121,361

2. General Funds - net(of which, Amount Appropriated to the Special Funds)

Total Liabilities and Fund Balance(872,947,065)

2,502,107,998① Donations Received

Restricted Donations② Transfer to General Funds
Changes in Restricted Funds – net for the Period
Restricted Funds – net, beginning of the Period

1,807,193,282

Total Funds - net

134,997,520

20,094,950
2,749,042

Started emergency and humanitarian
response in Afghanistan.

1,296,100,204

Restricted Funds – net, end of the Period
III. Total Funds - net,end of the Period

27,015,451

2%

Ordinary Income

Audit Report
Contract
Income43%

Donations55%

The original 2021 Financial
Statements, in Japanese, wereaudited by board auditors of Save
the Children Japan and the
independent auditor（Deloitte
Touche Tohmatsu LLC）.

1,968,908,534
364,323,239
701,086,772

Responded to Sumatra Earthquake
and Indian Ocean Tsunami, andPakistan Earthquake.

85,260,150

Started domestic programs.

2005

Launched global campaign “Rewrite the
Future” to advocate for improving
education for children in conﬂict and2006 post-conﬂict situations.

174,821,109
144,220,493
386,876,665
111,346,123
973,983

124,092,697

Assigned Japanese staff to Mongolia ofﬁce to2007 support street children.

2,093,001,231
243,659,011
243,659,011

Launched global campaign “Every One” to reduce childmortality under ﬁve years old.

31,051
31,051

1,158,262
1,158,262

Supported children affected by Haiti Earthquake.

△ 1,127,211

242,531,800
831,589,561

1,074,121,361
526,417,900
526,417,900△ 347,392,319
179,025,581

Started Syria crisis response.
Hosted 30th Anniversary Charity Dinner inpresence of His Majesty Emperor Akihito
and Her Majesty Empress Michiko.

554,046,340

2009

Launched “Positive Discipline in Everyday Parenting”
promotion and program.

Started “Speaking Out Against Poverty” program toencourage children to participate and raise their2010 voices to address child poverty issues.
Started Great East Japan Earthquake
Emergency Response and Recovery
2011 Programs.

Started Kumamoto Earthquake response.

2016
Started Northern Kyushu Heavy Rain
Emergency Response and Recovery Program.
Responded to Rohingya crisis and food crises2017 in East Africa, Yemen and Nigeria.

733,071,921
1,807,193,282

100th Anniversary of Save the Children.
Started Typhoon Hagibis (Typhoon No.19)
Emergency Response and Recovery Program.

2018
Launched global campaign “Stop the War on
Children” to advocate for protecting children
2019 in conﬂict.

2020

35th Anniversary of Save the Children Japan.

Started Ukraine crisis response.
10 2021 Financial Information

2001

2003

Started Western Japan Heavy Rains
Emergency Response and Recovery
Program.
OthersFor Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake
Disaster, provided ﬁnancial support tolocal NPOs assisting children.

948,707,885

2. Changes in Non
Ordinary Earnings

694,914,716

Total Liabilities

1995

677,554,392

Changes in Ordinary Earnings for the Period

1. Current Liabilities
Accounts Payable

170,121,160

2,336,660,242

Expenses

12,783,200

Deposits

982,673,072

Total Ordinary Income

38,493,357

Software30,000Opened Philippines Ofﬁce andassigned Japanese staff.

Started emergency response to refugees
from former Yugoslavia in collaboration
with Save the Children US. 1994

7,930,000

347,392,319⑨ Miscellaneous Income
Ordinary（2）

63,995

Restricted Donations

11,431,791

Furniture and Fittings

III. Fund Balance

Unrestricted Donations

23,934,215

624,589

VehiclesII. Liabilities

61,534,326⑦ Income from Sales and Events

3,200,000

Reserve for Domestic Operations

Other Non Current Assets（3）⑥ Service Contract Income

62,908,309

Reserve for Accumulated Depreciation
Reserve for the Stabilization of Overseas Operations

Total Special Funds

Overseas Contract Income

50,000,000

3,528

Educational programs in the Philippines and Thailand started.

Started COVID-19 response.
Responded to the Heavy Rain Event of July 2020

2021

2022
Our History 11

Our Vision
A world in which every child attains the right to survival, protection,
development and participation.

Our Mission
To inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats
children and to achieve immediate and lasting change in their lives.

Initiatives for Achieving
the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs)
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are 17
global goals that aim to fundamentally resolve various
issues such as poverty, inequality and disparity, andclimate change. As an international NGO that promotes
children’s rights, Save the Children was also involved in
the process of developing these goals, which wereunanimously adopted by the United Nations General
Assembly in 2015. We are promoting the achievement ofSDGs through our advocacy as well as domestic andinternational programs.

Cover photo:
A family affected by the August 2020 Beirut
explosion in Lebanon. Save the Children
provides mental health and psychosocial
support and livelihood assistance. (Lebanon)

Save the Children Japan
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December 2022
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