My daughter is turning 6 in a couple of weeks and is
choosing a charity for her friends to make a donation
to in lieu of material gifts.  Her request is to
donate to "poor people" and her dad found Save the
Children.  Looking at their website I found
http://www.savethechildren.org/mothers/newborns/summary4.shtml
where they say, among other things, "CARE AT TIME OF
BIRTH
•  Ensure skilled care at delivery
•  Provide for clean delivery: clean hands, clean
delivery surface, clean cord cutting, tying and stump
care, and clean clothes
•  Keep the newborn warm: dry and wrap baby
immediately, including head cover, or put skin-to-skin
with mother and cover
•  Initiate immediate, exclusive breastfeeding, at
least within one hour"

Is there anyone here familiar with Save the Children?
They look good on the website; are they as good as
they look?  I can't find information on their
governing body.

The kids who will be attending her party end up giving
at least a couple hundred dollars to the organisation
chosen but possibly more importantly, the children
hear about the organisation and will likely have a
connection with it for many years to come.  I want to
make certain we are planting good seeds for these
children.

(btw- this is a trend that started a few years ago at
my childrens' school.  The first one I recall donated
to our local Emergency Family Assistance organisation
and it has spread from there.  It has a lot more
lasting value than a pile of Playmobil and Darda toys,
IMO.)


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