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A clear vision makes ICT4D fly high

December 23 2022 - Since the year 2012, SOS Children's Villages Benin has been holistically integrating ICT4D into their programmes. Read the good practice study on how SOS Children's Villages Benin developed ICT4D projects in a rights-based approach.
Gender-based violence

Girls in Somalia face rising threats

December 21 2022 - In humanitarian crises, girls face a greater risk of child marriages and gender-based violence. Child protection organizations in Somalia, including SOS Children’s Villages, have documented a spike in GBV amidst the current drought.
TOGO

SOS Children’s Villages’s programme fighting gender-based violence keeps girls in schools

December 1 2022 - Early pregnancies leading to school dropout are not a rare phenomenon in Atakpamè, central Togo. 'If I had left school, I wouldn’t be the person I am today,' says Adjoua.
Mental Health

Hannah bravely fights off trauma of war

October 10 2022 - She lost her home, parents and everything she knew in the civil war in Tigray, northern Ethiopia. Witnessing violence has left Hannah deeply distressed and traumatized. She is recovering with support from her new family at SOS Children’s Village Bahir Dar.
Mental Health

Psychological support for Burkina Faso’s internally displaced children

October 6 2022 -

The armed conflict in Burkina Faso has displaced nearly 2 million people. Eighteen -year-old Ali and his family were forced to flee their home after an armed group stormed their village two years ago.

Youth Participation

Benin's child rights ambassador Yvette Natta becomes a role model for young people

August 26 2022 - Yvette's current goal is to speak in front of the United Nations. “This would mark the beginning of a real change for millions of children in my country.”
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