Jakarta, Indonesia (HRNW): Save the Children has raised concern over the impact of a recent earthquake in Indonesia, reporting that more than 8,000 children face disruptions to their education after the disaster damaged homes and essential public infrastructure. The organization published its latest assessment on 16 August 2026.
According to Save the Children, more than 900 homes were damaged and hundreds of aftershocks continued following the earthquake. The disaster also affected 87 education facilities and 18 healthcare centres, disrupting services essential to children’s health, education and protection.
Save the Children is assessing the needs of children and families in affected communities and is working to support emergency education and child-protection measures. The organization emphasizes that restoring access to education after a disaster is important not only for learning but also for children’s psychological well-being and protection from additional risks.
Humanitarian agencies have increasingly incorporated education-in-emergencies into disaster responses because schools and learning spaces can provide children with stability, psychosocial support and protection while communities recover.
Save the Children’s wider emergency work includes health, nutrition, education, resilience and child-protection programmes. Its current emergency operations in Indonesia demonstrate the importance of rapidly restoring essential services when natural disasters damage schools and healthcare facilities.
The organization is continuing assessments as the full scale of damage becomes clearer and has emphasized the need for humanitarian support to reach affected children and families quickly.
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This HRNW report is based on information publicly released by Save the Children and other humanitarian sources. Damage figures and humanitarian needs may change as assessments continue. It is published solely for journalistic and informational purposes. HRNW maintains complete editorial independence and does not necessarily endorse the views or positions of organizations mentioned.
