Africa

Guinea-Bissau

A tale of girl power

July 6 2021 - At 13, Apili is in the seventh grade, the first year of high school. This is quite unusual as, in Guinea-Bissau, it is common for girls to lag behind, especially in remote communities where they have to stay at home to help their families.

Child Safeguarding

Strengthening child safeguarding in high-risk countries: What is happening in Eastern and Southern Africa

June 10 2021 - SOS Children’s Villages operates in more than 130 countries around the world, some of which have a higher safeguarding risk than others.

Child Participation

“I felt like an ambassador for all children of Niger”

April 26 2021 - 14-year old Inoussa from SOS Children’s Villages Niamey, Niger delivered a statement to a United Nations audience as part of the country’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) pre-session. The UPR is the UN human rights mechanism that reviews the overall human rights situation in all 193 UN member states. Inoussa was the only child to make a statement.

Climate change

Young people in Ethiopia teach their elders to adapt to a changing climate

April 15 2021 - In Eteya, Ethiopia, young people plant trees, learn irrigation techniques and cultivation methods to adapt to the changing climate. They pass on their knowledge to their parents and the village community.

Somaliland

Young designer transforms the life of his family

February 15 2021 - Aaden, 23, of Somaliland stands out as a shining example of how a new skill can be the difference between poverty and prosperity.

Cameroon

Struggling but enduring, a story of single parenthood in Cameroon

December 7 2020 - The death of a husband often means hardship for many single mothers in Central Africa. Often, they show incredible resilience to rise above such difficult circumstances to break the cycle of stigma.