Save the Children launched a response effort to help children and youth affected by a 6.2 magnitude earthquake in central Italy in August 2016 that killed at least 250 people and toppled buildings. Save the Children staff are working to establish a child-friendly space for the hundreds of children who need assistance dealing with the disaster. The organization's child-friendly spaces provide young people a safe place to socialize, learn, play, and recover following the traumatic event.

1. Save the Children Assists Italian
Youth Affected by Major Earthquake
Hilt Tatum IV

2. Introduction
• With an advanced degree from the University of
Oxford’s Saïd Business School, Hilt Tatum IV serves as
president and CEO of iPoint Capital Partners in Panama
City, Panama. A charitable individual, Hilt Tatum IV
supports several nonprofit groups, including Save the
Children
Save the Children recently launched a response effort
to help children and youth affected by a 6.2-magnitude
earthquake that struck central Italy on August 24,
2016. The quake, which was followed by a number of
aftershocks, toppled buildings throughout the area and
caused the deaths of at least 250 people.

3. Save the Children
• Save the Children staff members are working to
establish a child-friendly space for the hundreds
of children who need assistance in dealing with
the disaster. Emergency response is a major
component of Save the Children’s work, and the
organization’s child-friendly spaces provide young
boys and girls with a safe environment to
socialize, learn, play, and recover following a
traumatic event.
To support Save the Children’s efforts in Italy and
around the world, visit www.savethechildren.org.