 20/12/2011 - The UN General Assembly, in a landmark step for children's rights, adopted a new Optional Protocol to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) establishing a complaints procedure for violations of children's rights. More... 07/11/2011 - In Jordan, adultery is a crime that can land parents in prison. Their children are separated from their parents, lose their right to an identity and are forbidden to use their family name. SOS Children's Villages Jordan organised a round table to launch their campaign on the rights of these children. More... SOS Children's Villages has been a pioneer in Uzbekistan in the issue of leaving care. Gulnoza Abidova, director of SOS Children's Villages Uzbekistan, talked about the I Matter campaign and how much support it has already received both from civil society and from local authorities (May 2011). More... A major achievement of the I Matter campaign in Uzbekistan was the opening of a resource centre for young care leavers. Jamila Khakimova, Coordinator of the I Matter Resource Centre in Tashkent tells us about the centre and the involvement of young people.
More...SOS Children's Villages launched the I Matter campaign in Uzbekistan. As one of the major measures to support young people leaving care, a Support Council was created, in cooperation with a local group called the You are not Alone Foundation. Galina Smirnova from the foundation told us about the partnership and the Support Council. More...Since its launch in October 2010, young people have been strongly involved in the I Matter campaign. SOS Children’s Villages in Uzbekistan identified a need for young care leavers to organize themselves, to socialize and to be heard, and has helped create several instances for them to do just that. More... 09/03/2011 - The European Union granted SOS Children's illages International €400.000 for a research project, in which young people with care experience become researchers on the subject of leaving care. The project will involve over 450 young people from Finland, Albania, Poland and the Czech Republic. More... 16/10/2009 - On 7 and 8 October 2009 the conference "Keeping the door open - Support to young people leaving care" took place in Vilnius, Lithuania. It aimed at improving the services provided to young people leaving alternative care. More... 07/07/2010 - Gunel Safarova, National Advocacy Advisor from SOS Children's Villages Azerbaijan, experienced a great motivation from young people when it comes to supporting each other. At a meeting of the "I Matter" Leaving Care Campaign she is talking about her experiences with young people leaving care in Azerbaijan. More... 29/06/2010 - Taali from Estonia is 19 years old and member of the International Youth Council of the "I Matter" Leaving Care campaign. She told us why it is important to involve young people in the campaign and what benefits might arise from this. More... |