Save the Children is now also supported by Moving Child in northern Syria. The war in Syria has been going on since 2011 – with catastrophic consequences for the civilian population. Save the Children works in the north of the country and helps children and their families. This is because 90 percent of the population lives in poverty. 1.7 million people live in northern Syria, around 500,000 of whom have fled to the north from other parts of the country. Studies show that half a million children are chronically malnourished and around 137,000 children are acutely malnourished. This makes the situation even more difficult: In many areas, hospitals and other facilities have been destroyed. In many places, there is no clean drinking water. As a result, cholera outbreaks have been recurring in Syria since 2022. The earthquake in north-western Syria and Turkey in early February 2023 exacerbated the already great need in the country.

In the earthquake region, Save the Children teams are working in the areas of health, child protection, education, nutrition, access to clean water, sanitation and hygiene. The employees examine children and adults for symptoms of malnutrition. They distribute food so that families have enough to eat. They also set up shelters and play areas for children, where they can play and learn in a supervised environment and receive further help. Save the Children also ensures that school-age children continue to receive education by providing rooms, teaching and learning materials.