As the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy is still felt by many, IKEA and Save the Children, along with UPS have teamed up to help refurnish 39 early childhood development centers in some of the hardest hit areas of New York and New Jersey.

IKEA, the Life Improvement Store, today unveiled a $50,000 donation to Save the Children’s early education programs as the culmination of the third year of the IKEA “Life Improvement Project” (http://www.thelifeimprovementproject.com). In addition, IKEA provided home furnishings, design expertise and manpower to help make over a Family Head Start/Early Learn location in Brooklyn, New York, a Save the Children-supported facility which was affected by Hurricane Sandy.

he IKEA Foundation, working with Save the Children, said it would expand efforts to fight child labor in the cotton industry in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajastan.

Today, IKEA Foundation and Save the Children announced they will expand their efforts to fight child labor in the cotton industry, with new programs in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajastan.