Save the Children

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The Internal Talent Coaching Program (ITCP) is an internal program to strengthen leadership and management skills of senior and mid-level staff to better manage work challenges, to deal effectively with management situations and to learn the art of non-directive coaching. The ITCP starts with a Hogan Assessment and debrief by a certified coach, followed by matching the employee with an internal coach from the Senior Leadership Coaching Program (SLCP). Participants build a development plan along with their coach and share it with their supervisor, but after that the coaching conversations with remain confidential. Monthly calls follow the G.R.O.W. model of coaching to provide participants with the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how to manage and lead within our context, movement and in their current roles.

Save the Children engages the private and public sector, in addition to the general public, to mobilize political will and material resources to ensure all children have a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. Strategic partnerships are held across the organization ranging from Foundations, Corporations, Individuals, Policymakers, Coalitions, Media, Community Based Organizations, Student Clubs and more. In addition, Save the Children has placed localization at the forefront of the global strategy, helping to transfer capacity, leadership, and control of programs to the countries and communities in which they take place; all towards the goal of more sustainable and effective programs for children. The strategic alignment of programs, policy, resource mobilization and marketing enable Save the Children to deliver against an ambitious agenda, helping to create lasting change for children, their families and communities.

Save the Children constantly adapts its approaches to changing circumstances and the latest research to effectively help the most children. In the past year, Save the Children spearheaded new programs and innovations to meet challenges presented by the COVID pandemic including: • Working to ensure children’s routine immunizations and health care were not disrupted; partnering with communities to encourage vaccinations and address misinformation; training and equipping health workers to detect, refer and manage cases of COVID; and resourcing health facilities and equipping staff with the tools to prevent the spread and keep communities safe. • Supporting Ministries of Education in 53 countries to adapt curricula to the COVID context and setting up innovative, inclusive ways to keep children learning through TV, radio, audio files and simple pen and paper. In Cambodia, Georgia, Kosovo and Vietnam, we also prioritized helping children with disabilities access distance learning. In Ethiopia, our “camel libraries” delivered books to out-of-school children in remote areas who otherwise would not have access to reading materials. • Protecting children in crisis by expanding programs to identify children’s needs; advocating for their safety; and giving physical and mental health support. For example, we adapted our Healing and Education Through the Arts program for delivery at home. As programs increasingly relied on the internet, we intensified digital safeguarding work to prevent harm to children. In Cambodia, we led a coalition of 60 local NGOs to develop an app game called “Cloud Chaos” that helps children identify and avoid online threats. • Adapting its approaches to keep closely connected with families in more than 300 rural U.S. communities. An independent evaluation found that children participating in Save the Children’s programs made significant literacy gains – exceeding expectations and outpacing their peers nationwide – during the 19-20 & 20-21 school years.