THE YOUTHLINKS COMMUNITY

 

 

 

As the world is becoming more and more digital, socio-economic opportunities are increasingly shifting to the online world. Children who grow up in care or from less advantaged backgrounds face challenges, as they often lack family networks and connections that help transition to self-reliance. 

The YouthLinks Community has been established as SOS Children’s Villages central digital platform to connect young people with care experience to training, mentoring and participatory opportunities. 

The platform currently reaches more than 4.800 people in more than 100 countries around the world – with user numbers quickly increasing.

 

+ 272,100 page views

+ 44,700 networking interactions

+ 480 safe mentoring relationships

Keeping young people safe online is our highest priority!

In the YouthLinks Community, we meet high safeguarding standards, including data security and privacy.

 

YouthLinks Community was initially developed as the digital pillar of YouthCan! - our global partnership for youth employment and entrepreneurship. The partnership supports young people with care experience in their transition to independence and decent work. Now, YouthLinks Community is the central digital platform for various youth programmes within SOS Children's Villages, promoting youth participation and empowering young people with diverse learning opportunities.

 

Facts & Figures Report 2024

Central space for various youth projects

The platform is a digital home to multiple youth projects implemented by SOS Children’s Villages globally, streamlining opportunities on employability and entrepreneurship, youth participation, education and other important topics to young people transitioning to self-reliance.

Partner with us

The YouthLinks Community offers various opportunities for partners to get engaged - for example, corporate volunteers provide mentoring, training, and other opportunities in a safe online space; while other partners conduct consultations or share participation opportunities with young people.

 

 

 
Would you like to explore partnership opportunities?

Contact us at youthlinks@sos-kd.org!

 

    

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