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In 2025, Save the Children South Africa deepened its commitment to putting children first. Through innovative programmes, strong partnerships, and community‑driven action, we expanded opportunities in education, health, and employability. Despite challenges, our work delivered measurable impact and amplified children’s voices across the nation.View our full 2025 Impact Report here.

In 2025, Save the Children South Africa amplified its reach and strengthened child‑focused initiatives nationwide. Through strategic partnerships, innovative programmes, and community‑led action, we empowered children and youth with education, health, and employability opportunities. Our efforts ensured children’s voices influenced national platforms. Despite funding challenges, we delivered measurable impact and reaffirmed our promise to place children at the centre of change.

The 2025 financial report provides a transparent overview of income, expenditure, and investments made to advance children’s rights and wellbeing.

This piece explores why community investment should go beyond delivering social outcomes to intentionally creating work opportunities for young people. It highlights how embedding youth employment into project delivery can strengthen communities, support families, and help address the country’s youth unemployment crisis.

At Save the Children South Africa, we believe that meaningful change happens when young people are not only beneficiaries of programmes but active partners in shaping solutions. Through our Skills to Succeed and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) programmes, of young people were equipped to make informed choices, build their confidence and access opportunities that support their future.

The South African National Child Rights Coalition (SANCRC) has issued an open letter to the President urging careful consideration in appointing the next Minister of Social Development. The coalition highlights the need for strong, specialised leadership to advance children’s rights, reposition the Department’s mandate, and ensure effective implementation of national child rights strategies.

In 2025, over 19,500 children and youth were supported to lead, deliver, and participate in advocacy and campaigns through Generation Hope.

Human Rights Month may have ended, but the values it celebrates, dignity, equality and freedom, must endure every day. These rights, enshrined in our Constitution, are meant to protect everyone. Yet for many children in South Africa, they remain out of reach.