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Care Leavers

Care Leavers Call for Policies to Support Transition to Adulthood

April 24 2025 - Care leavers raised urgent concerns last week about the lack of housing, education, employment, and mental health support they face after aging out of alternative care – often at age 18 - and called on governments to adopt comprehensive policies that ensure a gradual, planned, and supported transition to adulthood.

Girls in ICT

Nairobi’s iHub shapes girls' futures in tech

April 24 2025 - The Nairobi Community iHub is a youth-driven space where young people learn essential digital and soft skills, access resources, and connect with mentors, ICT coaches, and like-minded peers. Since its opening in May 2023, hundreds of young people have been coming to iHub each month.

EARTH DAY

Climate crisis driving child-family separation: More action needed to prevent further harm

April 22 2025 - In 2024, the planet experienced its hottest year on record. It marked the first time global temperatures exceeded the critical 1.5°C threshold in a full calendar year. The warming trend, which continues in 2025, poses growing risks to children and families around the world, especially those in vulnerable communities already facing the effects of climate-related disasters.

Sudan

Displaced families return home after two years of civil war

April 14 2025 - SOS Children’s Villages in Sudan, in close coordination with the Red Sea State Ministry of Social Welfare, recently facilitated the voluntary return of 510 internally displaced persons (IDPs) - including children - from Red Sea State back to their home state.

Care Leavers

From isolation to inclusion: Laws needed to transform lives after care

April 10 2025 - Governments across the world are failing care leavers. Once they reach the age of 18 in most countries, those leaving care are offered little or no state support. Young people will support calls for legislation at a side-event to the UN's ECOSOC Youth Forum 2025.

Palestine

Care leavers support peers amid the war

April 1 2025 - The Children’s Villages Graduate Association Palestine, a network of over 350 young people who grew up in care at SOS Children’s Villages in Gaza and the West Bank, continues to work with fellow care leavers as they navigate economic instability, social isolation, and mental health struggles, all which have worsened in the ongoing conflict.