KSrelief Places Children at Center of Its Programs with over $1.25 Billion in Projects
The world marks Universal Children’s Day on November 20 each year, a day that reflects the international community’s commitment to its responsibilities toward children and underscores the belief that building a prosperous future begins with ensuring children’s rights to education, health, and protection from violence and neglect, as affirmed in international conventions and norms.
In this context, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues its leading humanitarian role through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), which has made children a central focus of its humanitarian, relief, and development programs. Since its establishment, the center has implemented 1,103 child-focused projects across multiple sectors at a total cost exceeding $1.25 billion, aimed at improving the lives of children and their families and ensuring their access to education and care within safe and healthy environments.
KSrelief has also contributed more than $500 million to protect 370 million children annually from polio, in what is considered one of the world’s largest humanitarian initiatives in this field.
The center has implemented several specialized projects targeting children in crisis-affected environments, including the rehabilitation of former child soldiers in Yemen, reintegrating them into schools, and providing psychological support to them and their families. KSrelief launched the “Saudi Hearing” program for cochlear implants and auditory rehabilitation in several countries, becoming the largest volunteer initiative of its kind worldwide. The center oversees the Saudi Conjoined Twins Program, one of the most distinguished global medical achievements, with 67 successful separation surgeries for twins from 28 countries to date.
In other humanitarian and development fields, KSrelief has carried out extensive child-support projects, including food security programs in Gaza, Pakistan, and Somalia to protect children and women from malnutrition. The center implemented 53 educational projects that provided school supplies and improved learning environments in various countries. Additionally, KSrelief delivered 472 health projects, which included treating children, transporting them to the Kingdom for specialized care, supporting pediatric hospitals with advanced medical equipment, and conducting major campaigns to prevent diseases and combat epidemics benefiting millions of individuals.
KSrelief joins the world in commemorating Universal Children’s Day, affirming its belief that building human potential begins in childhood and that caring for and protecting children is a fundamental human right for all children everywhere, without discrimination.
