Children's Rights

We are failing the children of the world

September 18 2023 - Eight years after the adoption of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, the most vulnerable children worldwide are still lacking protection, nourishment, schooling, immunizations, and safe environments to grow up in.

Morocco

Morocco Earthquake: SOS Children’s Villages Responds to Crisis

September 11 2023 - In the early hours of Saturday, September 9th, a devastating earthquake struck the regions surrounding Marrakech, Morocco, resulting in substantial destruction and a tragic loss of life.

Haiti

Children in Haiti in dire need of support

August 2 2023 - Haiti is in chaos as gang-related violence reaches a level not seen in decades. With no government in place, ruthless armed gangs rule the capital Port-au-Prince, terrorizing the population through attacks, kidnappings, rapes and killings.

CLIMATE CRISIS

Tree planting advocates promote green jobs as they restore barren landscape

July 26 2023 - 11 million people in Ethiopia face food insecurity due to increasingly severe droughts. Mefisa and Meseret take action by planting trees and educating their community about the climate crisis.

Global

Amid worsening global crises, children need a new safety net

July 13 2023 - In an op-ed published exclusively in The Hill, Dereje Wordofa, President of SOS Children's Villages International, shares his thoughts on the "polycrisis"--and how we must continue to protect and support children.

YouthCan!

A vision for the future

June 9 2023 - Twelve young people from around the world traveled to Germany in May 2023 to take the stage at the 4th Global YouthCan! Conference. 150 stakeholders, including YouthCan! participants, corporate partners and experts, met in Bonn to form a common vision for the future of the program.