Europe

Care Leavers

Care leaver support networks are essential

November 17 2020 - Care leavers face a variety of challenges. They struggle with their identity. They carry trauma from their past. They face discrimination. And when they reach legal age, they are usually left without support. A recent online workshop discussed how peer-led networks are making a difference.

EUROPE

European Pact on Migration and Asylum

October 31 2020 - SOS International has signed a statement of the European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) to highlight the need to put the best interest of children at the center of negotiations.

ITALY

Impact of COVID-19 on child mental health in Italy

October 26 2020 - Orso Muneghina, of SOS Italy, shares newly developed programs and information to help prevent abuse and contribute to overall mental well-being in children.

Poverty

Hungry and forgotten – how the pandemic affects the most vulnerable

October 14 2020 - COVID-19 has further marginalized vulnerable families. On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we hear from one family who, like many, can only eat one meal per day.

GREECE

A math whiz excels against all odds

October 11 2020 - "Generally, education is very important to me because I have come to the understanding that regardless of where you are living, in today’s world it is really hard to live and have a decent life if you are uneducated," says Kourosh, 17, a refugee who was just accepted into an elite public school on Lesbos.

GERMANY

SOS Children's Villages announces new partnership with FC Bayern Munich

October 10 2020 - SOS Children's Villages and FC Bayern Munich launched a partnership that will offer children the opportunity to discover themselves, to grow beyond their own limits and unlock their hidden potential through soccer.