By Carolyn Miles and Anne Mulcahy | President & CEO and Board Chair, respectively
Dear friends,
“There can be no keener revelation of a society’s soul than the way in which it treats its children,” said Nelson Mandela, one of our world’s great leaders and visionaries, whom we so sadly lost in 2013. Mandela knew that by investing in children, we are investing in our collective future.
We couldn’t agree more. That’s why Save the Children is dedicated to ensuring that every child has the best chance for success – a healthy start, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. We invest in childhood.
In 2013, thanks to those who invested along with us, we achieved lasting, largescale results for children here in the United States and around the world. For example, after Oklahoma’s devastating tornadoes, children and families got the crisis care they needed. W e enabled dozens of damaged childcare centers to provide quality services again after Hurricane Sandy. Children’s voices were heard on Capitol Hill, and early education finally became a national priority. In the Philippines, we provided typhoon victims with vital supplies and support, and we protected and cared for the children of Syria. Children around the world learned to read and succeed in school. And millions more babies survived the most dangerous day – their birth day.
Results like these require the effective management of significant resources, as reported here for 2013, and we are grateful to the many donors and partners who so generously supported our work. As the largest member of Save the Children’s global movement, Save the Children U SA’s financial standing remains very strong, with historic levels of revenue and spending on children’s programming. So we entered 2014 well-positioned to continue investing in childhood.
Please take this opportunity to review the 2013 results for children your investment made possible – and consider continuing your support, both by raising your voice and by making a financial contribution to Save the Children.
Thank you on behalf of the world’s children – and the future we share.
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