Save the Children Nederland

Save the Children Nederland

Stichting Save the Children Nederland

Den Haag, Netherlands

Children & YouthHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefHealthEducationTax-deductible donations
NGOFounded 1981International reach201-500 staff
Profile last updated: August 25, 2026

About

Founded in 1981, Save the Children Nederland is a non-governmental organisation based in Den Haag, Netherlands working on children & youth, humanitarian aid & disaster relief, health +5 more.

Save the Children Nederland is the Dutch member of the international Save the Children network, an independent children's rights organisation. Founded in 1981 as Stichting Redt de Kinderen, it joined the international movement in 1989 and has used the name Save the Children Nederland since 1993. The organisation works for children in crisis, conflict and poverty, both abroad and in the Netherlands. Its work covers emergency relief, health, nutrition, education, child protection and child rights advocacy, with field programmes in around 120 countries. In the Netherlands it runs programmes such as TeamUp for refugee children, Speaking Minds for vulnerable young people and Mix n Move. It funds its work through individual donors, legacies, government and EU grants, and partnerships. It holds ANBI status and the CBF quality seal, and its head office is in The Hague.

Location

Den Haag, Netherlands

Founded

1981

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Stichting

Legal name

Stichting Save the Children Nederland

Charity number

006861878

Registration

41201463

Staff

201-500

Focus areas

children's rightshumanitarian aidchild protectionemergency reliefrefugee childrenchild povertySave the Children

Languages

NLEN

Causes & programmes

Causes

Children & YouthHumanitarian aid & Disaster reliefHealthEducationMental healthPoverty & HungerRefugees & MigrationHuman rights

Works for

ChildrenYouthRefugees & MigrantsFamilies

How they work

Direct servicesAdvocacy & campaigningEmergency responseCommunity programmesVolunteer programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

TeamUp

Refugees & Migration · Netherlands

Structured play and movement activities providing psychosocial support to children aged 6 to 18 affected by conflict and migration, delivered in reception locations and schools across the Netherlands.

Speaking Minds

Children & Youth · Netherlands

Gives vulnerable young people aged 12 to 21 a platform to voice their views on municipal policy on poverty, debt, youth care and healthcare.

Mix n Move

Refugees & Migration · Netherlands

Sports activities with volunteers for young people with a refugee background, providing structure and support.

Countries of operation

NetherlandsLebanonYemenLaosThailandNigerNigeriaAfghanistanIndiaMaliBurkina FasoUgandaSouth Sudan

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsGovernment fundingEU fundingGrantsLegaciesCorporate partnerships

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingVolunteerLegacy givingCorporate partnershipFundraise

Trust

Tax-deductible donationsCBF-keur

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Goede Doelen NederlandSave the Children InternationalKinderrechtencollectief

Partnerships

Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Netherlands), European Union, Postcode Loterij, UNICEF Nederland, War Child, Fonds voor asiel, migratie en integratie

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