Child-centered disaster resilienceprimary
2 projects
CUIDAR focused on disaster resilience cultures among children, while LINKS addressed community resilience and disaster governance with attention to societal diversity.
Organization
SAVE THE CHILDREN ITALIA ETS
International child rights NGO contributing frontline expertise on disaster resilience, migrant integration, and youth participation to EU research consortia.
NGO / AssociationsocietyITNo active H2020 projects
H2020 projects
3
As coordinator
0
Total EC funding
€871K
Unique partners
30
What they do
Their core work
Save the Children Italia is the Italian branch of the global child rights NGO, bringing frontline expertise on children's welfare, education, and protection into EU research projects. They contribute real-world knowledge on how children and young people experience crises — from disasters to migration — and help translate research findings into practical interventions. Their role in H2020 projects centers on ensuring that policies, technologies, and social programs account for the needs and voices of vulnerable young populations.
Core expertise
What they specialise in
Migrant and refugee child integration in educationprimary
1 project
IMMERSE developed indicators and co-creation methods for mapping integration of refugee and migrant children in schools.
Participatory research with children and youthsecondary
2 projects
Both CUIDAR and IMMERSE employed co-creation and participatory approaches to include young people in research design and outcomes.
Social indicators and wellbeing measurementsecondary
1 project
IMMERSE worked on social and educational indicators for measuring integration and wellbeing of migrant children.
Disaster communication and social media in crisesemerging
1 project
LINKS explored how social media, crowdsourcing, and disaster technologies can strengthen European disaster resilience.
Evolution & trajectory
How they've shifted over time
Early focus
Child disaster resilience
Recent focus
Migration integration and digital disaster governance
Save the Children Italia's H2020 participation began in 2015 with child-focused disaster resilience (CUIDAR), then broadened significantly. By 2018-2020, their work split into two distinct streams: migrant child integration in education (IMMERSE) and technology-society links in disaster governance (LINKS). The shift shows a move from purely social resilience work toward incorporating digital tools, social media analysis, and intercultural competence frameworks alongside their core child welfare expertise.
They are moving toward the intersection of digital technologies and social inclusion, making them relevant for projects that need a civil society voice on how tech impacts vulnerable populations.
Collaboration profile
How they like to work
Role: specialist_contributorReach: European11 countries collaborated
Save the Children Italia operates exclusively as a consortium participant, never as coordinator — consistent with their role as a practitioner organization that brings field knowledge rather than leading research agendas. With 30 unique partners across 11 countries in just 3 projects, they work in large, diverse consortia. This wide network and non-repeat partner pattern suggests they are sought out as a credible civil society voice rather than building tight bilateral research alliances.
They have collaborated with 30 distinct partners across 11 countries in only 3 projects, indicating participation in large pan-European consortia. Their Rome base and broad country spread suggest strong connections across Southern and Western Europe.
Why partner with them
What sets them apart
Save the Children Italia offers something most research organizations cannot: direct, trusted access to vulnerable child populations (refugees, disaster-affected youth) combined with ethical frameworks for working with minors. For any consortium that needs to involve children or young people as research subjects or co-creators, they bring both the methodological expertise and the institutional credibility required. Their global brand also lends weight to dissemination and policy impact activities.
Notable projects
Highlights from their portfolio
- IMMERSETheir largest funded project (EUR 322,675), running five years and tackling the politically urgent topic of refugee child integration in European schools.
- LINKSBridges the gap between disaster technologies (social media, crowdsourcing) and community resilience, an unusual combination of tech and social inclusion.
Cross-sector capabilities
security — disaster resilience and crisis communicationeducation — migrant integration and learning indicatorsdigital society — social media analysis and crowdsourcing in criseshealth — child wellbeing measurement
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