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1 in 10 children worldwide are growing up alone. We exist to change this. Learn how: www.sos-childrensvillages.org
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SOS Children’s Villages, founded in 1949, is the world’s largest organization focused on ensuring that children and young people without parental care or at risk of losing it grow up with the care, relationships, and support they need to become their strongest selves. Locally led, we work in more than 130 countries and territories to strengthen families under pressure so they can stay together. We operate in several active conflict situations, post-conflict and fragile states, including Ukraine, Syria and Sudan. Globally, SOS Children’s Villages reached more than 2.5 million people in 2022. More than 500,00 people (from almost 100,000 families) took part in our family strengthening programmes. Follow us on social:
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19/10/2026

Young people from six countries came together at the Eco Champions Summit to share ideas, learn from one another and develop concrete plans for climate action. 🌱

Most participants were young women, aged 16 to 26, bringing different perspectives on the environmental challenges facing their communities.

Through workshops, discussions and collaboration, they strengthened their leadership skills, built connections across borders and explored ways to turn their ideas into action.

The summit has ended, but the youth-led work towards a greener future goes on.

🤝 SOS Children's Villages Nigeria, SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit, SOS Children's Villages Uganda, SOS Children's Villages in Somalia, SOS Children's Villages Jordan جمعية قرى الأطفال الأردنية, Aldeias Infantis SOS Brasil

15/10/2026

The latest proposal would cut the EU’s long-term budget by around 8% compared with the European Commission’s original proposal. But funding for Global Europe – the EU’s action beyond its borders – would fall by 17.4%.

Behind those figures are investments in child protection and support for families.

Ahead of today’s European Council summit, SOS Children’s Villages is calling on EU leaders to protect Global Europe and put children and human development at the heart of the next EU budget.

"Europe should not make children already at risk of being left behind carry the cost of today’s budget pressures," says our Global Lead for Advocacy, Policy and Representation.

14/10/2026

📢 Save the date: One month to go until the Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children and our satelite event.

Two years after the first conference brought governments, young people and civil society together to strengthen efforts to prevent and address violence, we continue building on the commitments made.

📌 The conference helps shape national priorities, policies and investments that can improve the lives of children and young people.

📌 For SOS Children's Villages, is an opportunity to amplify the voices of children and young people, share evidence from our programmes and advocate for stronger commitments to prevent violence.

☝ Do not miss our satellite event: "Children as Agents of Change: Peer-to-Peer Approaches to Violence Prevention Across Physical and Digital Environments"

📍 VIP West, Marriott Hotel + Online (Hybrid)
📅 16 November
⏰ 17:00-18:00 local time I 11:00-12:00 CET

🔗 Registration open now: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=TuNZ1IESlEqgsDFgaWqB7QRp5JJ2wvlLqqEdGIdoBMRUQ1VPWDVCQ0NONzMxS01UVlVaMzlSTDFGVy4u&route=shorturl

10/10/2026

In child-friendly spaces in Nepal, children affected by floods draw people and places that make them feel secure, opening up about their feelings.

Such activities are part of mental health and psychosocial support that plays a key role in addressing childhood trauma.

SOS Children's Villages Nepal created safe spaces for children whose homes and familiar routines were destroyed by the disaster, offering them opportunities to learn, play and connect with peers. Through guided activities, they express emotions, rebuild confidence and find comfort in quality time with friends and families.

No child should have to cope with trauma or emotional distress alone. Mental health support must be within reach for every child and young person who needs it – whether at school, in alternative care or in the aftermath of an emergency.

08/10/2026

After losing their father and home, Malik and his brothers were alone amid the war in Gaza. At just 17, the oldest brother cared for the family, worked and still managed to pass his high school exams – not giving up hope for the future.

Tens of thousands of children in Gaza have lost one or both parents. For them, staying with relatives means holding on to family bonds crucial to their sense of belonging. It means facing loss, trauma and dire living conditions with someone to rely on.

💡 Learn how SOS Children's Villages - Palestine supports families providing kinship care to children in Gaza: https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/news/gaza-kinship-care

05/10/2026

Millions of children and young people are separated from their families. Often, this can be prevented.

By strengthening families in their caregiving roles and reducing social and economic risks, we can help secure children’s right to grow up in safe, stable and nurturing family environments.

🌎 SOS Children’s Villages works alongside families, listening to what they need, building on their strengths and connecting them with support that fits their circumstances. For one family, this may mean developing new skills or building a more stable income. For another, it may mean accessing essential services or mental health support. In 2025, we reached 93,600 families with family strengthening services.

💡 Learn more in our Annual Report:https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/getmedia/02edd944-23d3-46f1-9f5d-c19bf88fd560/2025-Annual-Report.pdf

02/10/2026

More than 900,000 people have fled Sudan to neighbouring Chad since the outbreak of the war in April 2023.

Wasam is one of them – and this is her life in Farchana refugee camp.

🤝 SOS-Kinderdörfer weltweit supports Help - Hilfe zur Selbsthilfe in delivering essential supplies to refugee families there.

01/10/2026

Our third and the final webinar in the "Advancing Care Reform: Lived Experience Shaping Systems Transformation" series is just around the corner.

We’re excited to introduce the speakers who will explore how to move lived experience leadership from participation to meaningful influence in children’s care reform, bringing together diverse perspectives on the commitments and accountability needed for care reform, the role of care experience, research and data in shaping policy and practice, and how care leavers’ networks and lived experience leadership can be meaningfully and sustainably supported. The session will also include an interactive reflection on key messages and priorities for future advocacy and collective action.

If you haven't registered yet, there's still time to join us.

📥 Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_jTffI4ZZSFWcX_TQPXLfXQ

📅 6 October 2026

🕒 15:00–16:30 CEST (UTC+2)

🌐 Interpretation: English, French, Spanish and Portuguese

📢 Please share with your networks, including young people, care leavers, practitioners, policymakers and advocates and others committed to advancing care reform.

💡 This webinar series is co-hosted by ACNA- The African Care Leavers Network, Latin American Network of Care Leavers and SOS Children’s Villages International.

30/09/2026

“They dream of being safe and being with their parents.”

In the most difficult circumstances, having someone by their side can make all the difference for a child.

In Ukraine, SOS Children's Villages runs social centres where children, young people and their families connect, play and receive psychosocial support.

🎥 See inside a centre in the frontline Kherson region, supporting children and young people living through ongoing Russian attacks.

28/09/2026

“I want adults to listen to children and young people when decisions are made about technology. We understand the challenges we face and can help create solutions that work for us. My message to other young people, especially girls, is simple: believe in yourself. Your voice and ideas matter,” says Hasina, a computer science student and ! participant, opening our Annual Report.

🌎 In 2025, across SOS Children’s Villages, children and young people helped shape our programmes and advocacy through youth councils and peer-led initiatives. In local and global forums, child and youth representatives spoke directly to governments and other decision-makers about issues that will shape their future, including care reform, the climate crisis and artificial intelligence.

📣 Every child and young person has the right to be heard and to participate meaningfully in decisions that affect their lives.

🩵 Learn more in the Annual Report 2025:https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/getmedia/02edd944-23d3-46f1-9f5d-c19bf88fd560/2025-Annual-Report.pdf

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