SOS Children’s Villages

Africa

Asia

Europe

Latin America

Middle East

North Africa

North America

02. Incubators

03. Capacity Building Programs

06. Acceleration Programs

08. Changemaker Community Memberships

Children all over the world are growing up without the care, protection and guidance they need.

SOS Children’s Villages is there, working with children, young people and families to tackle this global issue on a local level. We work to keep families together, provide alternative care when needed, support young people on their path to independence, and advocate for the rights of children. Together with donors, partners, communities and governments, we lay the foundations for a brighter future.

The Youth Power programme, launched in 2020, is part of our mission to enhance youth participation at all levels of our work. Youth Power is an international training programme to strengthen youth-led initiatives from different SOS programmes around the world that are addressing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Youth Power aims to create a space to facilitate an exchange of ideas and networking between different youth-led initiatives. They gain hands-on knowledge on how to build their initiatives to create a positive impact in their families, communities and beyond. The programme involves a week-long training, a virtual accelerator, spark funding and a mentorship programme, where young people are guided and supported to strengthen their youth-led initiatives.

About

SOS Children’s Villages

SOS Children's Villages is the largest non-governmental organisation focused on supporting children without parental care and families at risk. Operating in over 130 countries and territories across Africa, the Americas, Asia, Oceania, and Europe, the organisation provides comprehensive services including family strengthening, mental health support, quality alternative care, youth employment, education, and child protection. SOS Children's Villages works to break cycles of poverty and abandonment through prevention programmes that strengthen families, protection services for vulnerable children, and advocacy for children's rights. The organisation serves children separated from their families, those at risk of losing parental care, and families facing poverty and instability, offering support that ranges from community-based family support to residential care and youth development programmes.

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Programs

Prevention

Family strengthening and support programmes designed to keep children with their families and prevent family separation. Includes mental health services and economic support for at-risk families.

Protection

Quality alternative care for children without parental care, including residential villages and foster care. Also includes youth employment programmes, child-centred education, and ICT4D initiatives.

Advocacy

Children's rights advocacy, child and youth participation programmes, and sustainable futures initiatives. Includes information resources for children and advocacy for policy change.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding framework and information hub for protecting children and young people. Includes mechanisms for reporting concerns and feedback.

Emergency Response

Protection and support for children affected by emergencies, conflicts, and humanitarian crises. Currently responding to crises in the Middle East, Sudan, and other regions.