July 3 2020 - Although the coronavirus has been slow to take hold on the continent, hotspots have emerged with a scale and depth of financial shock forcing many families to resort to child labour to meet basic needs and deal with uncertainty.
June 19 2020 - Sevdije was only one year old when her parents escaped the war in Kosovo. Since then, Sevdije, 22, has been undocumented. She lives with the constant fear of deportation and separation from her children.
June 19 2020 - Isa, who escaped violence in Venezuela, is seeking asylum in Ecuador. But like other migrants, she struggles to find decent work and to care for her two children.
June 19 2020 - "How are you? I am very well! Right now, I am in Greece and I live with my family in the Kara Tepe camp. I only go to school on Tuesdays at noon. My favourite subjects are physics and mathematics. I study hard because I want to finish school and become an astronaut. I am very interested in space. What would you like to become when you grow up?" - Afsane, 11
June 19 2020 - In 2015, Amiri came from Afghanistan to Austria. He was only 14, on foot and all alone. Five years later, he has built a new life in Vienna, the capital of Austria.
June 18 2020 - Ever since the ‘hotspots’ – or refugee camps - were created on the Greek islands, SOS Children’s Villages Greece has provided support to children and families, with a focus on unaccompanied and separated children. The risk of an outbreak of COVID-19 has led to measures limiting the access to children and young people living in the camps. Popi Gkliva shares her insights on the daily realities which have become the every-day normal for many children.