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ICT4D

Data-driven empowerment

November 23 2023 - Enhancing our case management through process mining and business intelligence - a collaboration between SOS Children’s Villages and the tech sector.

Press Release

World Children’s Day: A call to end widespread child suffering

November 19 2023 - President Dereje Wordofa of SOS Children’s Villages International says the war in Gaza exposes the failings of world governments to protect children and ensure their rights.

Youth Employability

Learnio: Embarking on the journey to digital employment

November 16 2023 - Knowing how to use a computer to find information and communicate is one thing – building a digital services career is the next level. Digital skills trainings provided by Learnio Social Enterprise in partnership with SOS Children’s Villages are becoming a cornerstone of the Digital Villages programme.

TOGETHER PROJECT

Meaningful child and youth participation in public decision-making: new e-learning course

November 15 2023 - As we approach World Children’s Day, SOS Children’s Villages has developed a new e-learning course which aims to remind adults with policy and decision-making responsibilities of their role as duty bearers to uphold children’s rights and make them a reality in day-to-day life.

Africa

New report shows an estimated 35 million children in Africa are without parental care

November 10 2023 - An estimated 35 million children are without parental care in Africa, a report released by the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child, part of the African Union, has shown.

Safeguarding

Progress Update: Implementing ISC Recommendations

November 2 2023 - The final report of the Independent Special Commission (ISC) was published in June 2023, the culmination of more than a year and a half of collaboration between the ISC and SOS Children’s Villages, which also included an interim report from the ISC provided in summer 2022.