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Innovative technology combined with expertise in implementing life-saving programs will tackle one of the biggest killing diseases of children under five globally PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reckitt Benckiser (RB) - a global consumer goods leader in health, hygiene and home whose portfolio includes iconic brands such as Clearasil(®), Mucinex(®), Lysol(® )and Woolite(®) - and Save the Children today announce a new global focus to their existing partnership,...

Mark Schriver, Senior VP of Save the Children to speak at the Region 7 Head Start Conference Grandview, MO (PRWEB) June 11, 2013 Constructive Playthings - U.S. Toy Company/Constructive Playthings is helping to bring Mark Schriver, Senior VP of Save the Children to Kansas City next week to make a keynote address at the Region 7 Head Start Association Conference. Mark Schriver leads Save the Children's U.S. Programs, which work to ensure a fair start for all children in the United...

Constructive Playthings is working with Save the Children to help families recover from tornado devastation. Grandview, MO (PRWEB) June 06, 2013 Constructive Playthings - U.S. Toy Company/Constructive Playthings is actively working to support the tornado relief efforts underway in the Oklahoma City area. One aspect of Constructive Plaything’s relief efforts has focused on working with the Save the Children disaster response team to help families and children recover from the storm. The...

Presents key findings from 2013 State of the World's Mothers report WESTPORT, Conn., May 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Save the Children's president and CEO, Carolyn Miles, delivered the keynote address today at the first annual Mom+Social conference, where she presented the findings of the agency's 2013 State of the World's Mothers report. Leading bloggers, celebrities and activists gathered at the 92YTribeca in New York City for this all-day event focused on motherhood and the role of...

More U.S. babies die on birth day than in rest of industrialized world WESTPORT, Conn., May 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A baby's birth day is the most dangerous day of life -- in the United States and almost every country in the world -- according to Save the Children's State of the World's Mothers report, released today. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click: http://www.multivu.com/mnr/61598-save-the-children-mothers-index (Photo:...

Food assistance program will improve health and nutrition in women and children in rural areas. San Diego, CA (PRWEB) January 17, 2013 PCI (Project Concern International) is partnering with Save the Children to implement a new USAID-funded multi-year assistance program (under the Office of Food for Peace) to address the underlying causes of food insecurity in Guatemala’s western highlands. With Save the Children as the primary development organization, PCI’s portion of the project...

MIAMI, Dec. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) is donating $2 million to aid the victims of Hurricane Sandy that struck the U.S. Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions, and devastated New Jersey and New York. The funds are earmarked for four charities providing an array of relief and rebuilding services and support. The Robin Hood Relief Fund will receive $1 million, Habitat for Humanity International will receive $500,000, and Save the...

NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Three international nonprofit organizations will each receive a $50,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation as a result of the company's first Spirit of the Season employee-participation campaign, which ran from Nov. 26 to Dec. 14. As a way to provide much-needed resources to communities around the globe, the Verizon Foundation invited employees to choose one of three nonprofit organizations that most resonated with them and were consistent...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Children and teens are not safe from gun violence at school, at home, or anywhere else in America. With children in the home we should properly store firearms and ammunition. A cable-style gun locking device and preventing easy accessibility from children is a safe solution.? It is vital that we recognize the risk to children of unsupervised access to guns and understand that there are common sense steps that we must take to protect our...

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new global television message from Celine Dion calls on families to use social media to connect with each other and ask governments to take action to prevent premature births and save babies' lives. The campaign is a joint effort of the March of Dimes, the Partnership for Maternal Newborn and Child Health, Save the Children and the World Health Organization. "I share the fears and concerns of all parents knowing that more...