© Save the Children Australia

Save the Children is Australia’s leading independent emergency relief and development organisation for children. Globally, Save the Children reaches over 100 million children in more than 126 countries including working in over 90 locations here in Australia.

With the collected donations from the World Kids Colouring Day, STAEDTLER will support Save the Children's Australian programs.

Together we will continue to save and protect children’s lives and strive to give every child a safe and happy childhood.

© Save the Children Australia

Some key statistics about Australia:

• It is estimated that 40,000 Australian children living in poverty and remote communities miss out on early childhood education each year
• Save the Children currently reaches approximately 50,000 children here in Australia
  
• More than 50% of Save the Children’s Australian programs focus on improving the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
• 47% of indigenous children in Australia are developmentally vulnerable on the Australian Early Development Index Scale compared with 22% of non-indigenous children
  
• Only 40% of 4 year olds in Queensland are getting kinder or long day care education

Save the Children is addressing these issues. Established in Australia in 1919, they have been running programs for Australian children since the 1950's.

The organisation's education, health and wellbeing, and protection programs aim to brighten the outook for many Australian children. 

© Save the Children Australia

STAEDTLER is uniting globally to support Save the Children through this special promotional day.

In this colouring campaign, children in Australia and around the world are invited to get creative and raise money for their beautiful works, to help other children in need.

For more information about Save the Children go to:

www.savethechildren.org.au