• Real impact is more than just what we deliver. It’s how lives are improved, how communities grow, how the fabric of society is strengthened. We developed a way to measure impact. Learn how we do it
  • No child should grow up alone. Yet, one in ten children worldwide is growing up without the loving care of a parent or is at risk of losing parental care. More about #NoChildAlone
  • 220 million children have either lost parental care or are at risk of losing it. Learn who they are, where they live, and why they are at risk. Read the report
  • Half of the world's 65.3 million displaced people are children. SOS Children’s Villages is helping young refugees and families who have lost their homes. Read our latest news

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  • People on the move: causes, consequences and the way forward

    13.03.2019 - As an international NGO working with the most vulnerable children and families worldwide, SOS Children’s Villages has witnessed the consequences of people on the move. With recent years marked by the increase of armed conflicts in our region, many people have found themselves fleeing their country for the hope of refuge, and children in particular have been left without parental care, facing all kinds of dangers and threats. Read more...

  • Ensuring that 'no child is held back due to gender'

    08.03.2019 - Gitta Trauernicht, Vice President of SOS Children’s Villages International, shares her thoughts on empowering women and girls. Read more...

  • YouthCan! reaches 5,000 young people on second anniversary

    01.03.2019 - YouthCan!, the SOS Children’s Villages global youth employability programme, marks its second successful year of making a difference on 1 March 2019. Read more...