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Education and empowerment open the door to economic self-sufficiency and help young people to become productive, contributing members of their communities. We teach children to build resilience and self-confidence, and to develop mechanisms for protection against life’s ups and downs.

LEBANON

Young people introduce recycling

January 11 2021 - The Go Green initiative was founded by young people to introduce improved recycling in Lebanon as part of the SOS Youth Power program.

GLOBAL

Realizing children's rights through shared experiences

January 8 2021 - One year after the adoption of the UN Resolution on the Rights of the Child, we still need to make the commitment to protecting children without parental care a reality. Sofía García García, Representative to the UN and Head of Strategic Partnerships and Elisabeth Schmidt-Hieber, Communications Advisor Advocacy at SOS Children’s Villages International, provides her insights.

GLOBAL

The best investment a country can make is in its children

January 3 2021 - Lusvin, who grew up in an SOS Guatemala, explains the importance of young people's participation and what led him to advocacy.

GLOBAL

Care leavers speak up at the International Care Leavers Convention

December 21 2020 - Care leavers from countries all over the world came together to talk about their lives with others who have lived through similar experiences, finding camaraderie across borders and time zones.

GLOBAL

What does the pandemic mean for children?

December 9 2020 - The #CovidUnder19 Global survey aims to understand the impact of the pandemic from the view of children and young people.

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.

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