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SOS Children's Villages provides access to quality education, tutoring and test preparation to help youth earn their high school diplomas and beyond.

 

 

SENEGAL

A journey from hardship to empowerment

December 18 2020 - At a very young age, thousands of children from Senegal are sent to live and study at Quranic schools to become talibé. Like many other talibé children, Issifou's* story is one of trial and hardship.

KOSOVO

Youth against cyberbullying

December 4 2020 - "We must raise our voice for children and young people, and be the fiercest advocates of our rights," says 16-year-old Alma.

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.

ETHIOPIA

"Learning by radio is fun!"

October 9 2020 - Tigist, 13, of Ethiopia is now able to tune into classes using the solar-power radio provided by SOS Ethiopia.

AFRICA

Digital divide puts millions of students at risk

October 7 2020 - Although online learning has worked for many around the world, children living in vulnerable conditions risk missing out on their education for another academic year.

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