As we close the books on this school year, I can only look back with admiration at this incredible group of students I’ve had the joy of working with. This year brought a head-spinning amount of change for all of …
South Sudan marked its 10-year anniversary of independence earlier this month on July 9. This is a huge milestone, but how are the people of South Sudan faring today, 10 years later? Still the newest country in the world, South …
Another school year comes to a close, but this was anything but “just another year.” Adjusting to virtual learning, ever-shifting class schedules, isolation, sickness and family crises, racial and civil unrest, anxiety, depression, and missing out on formative experiences—this is …
SCAN asked some of our Student Ambassadors for their reflections on our country and their hopes for the future. Here is what they said.
Olivia Kim is a Student Ambassador for Save the Children Action Network at the University of Washington. Hear, in her words, why this work is so important to her.
This Thanksgiving, we share thanks for our terrific team of Save the Children Action Network (SCAN) Student Ambassadors.
Last month, I traveled to Berlin to visit the Save the Children Germany office to help more young people get involved in advocacy. Here’s what I shared, and what I learned along the way.
This week was International Youth Day, and to honor that, we’re highlighting the work of our high school Student Ambassadors. Most of them aren’t yet old enough to vote but work hard to engage elected officials and candidates on issues impacting kids.
This school year, more than 125 passionate high school and college students across 13 states worked diligently to engage their classmates, communities, candidates running for office and elected officials around making change for kids.
To me, Save the Children Action Network is about advocating for access and the resources students need to have a healthy future. I am so passionate about SCAN because of the grassroots and mobilization work they are doing to accomplish this.