International News

Safeguarding

Interview with Dona Houansou - the first National Ombudsperson for SOS Children's Villages in Africa

March 29 2023 - Ms. Houansou talks about her new role as an independent voice for the rights of SOS Children’s Villages’ programme participants in Benin.

Youth Participation

Young people take center stage at event to prevent peer on peer violence

March 22 2023 - At the final event of the “Applying Safe Behaviours” project, young people will share key messages and present capacity building and awareness-raising initiatives. In addition, a set of policy recommendations both for national and EU levels will be released.

Safeguarding

Statement on ICC final report release

March 21 2023 - SOS Children’s Villages Austria launched a national commission, the Independent ChildProtection Commission (ICC), to investigate a number of safeguarding cases of concern to the member association. It has now published its final report.

Safeguarding

Safeguarding progress report released

March 16 2023 - SOS Children’s Villages releases today its Safeguarding Action Plan progress report, showing where the organization stands at the half-way mark of implementing a four-year plan to improve safeguarding and introduce other transformational initiatives.

Statement

Reintegration of children and young people from SOS Children’s Villages with families of origin

March 10 2023 - SOS Children’s Villages Panama is working with the Government of Panama on the rapid reunification of some children in two programmes with their families of origin. This follows the decision of a supporting SOS Children’s Villages member association to suspend funding.

ICT4D

Technology has changed my life

March 6 2023 - Learnio is an ICT4D initiative that has enabled young people in alternative care to strengthen their digital and social skills. In this interview, 24-year-old Yvette from Benin talks about the challenges that women and girls with care experience face in the digital world and about her own experience with Learnio.