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Care leavers unite to form networks across Africa

February 17 2022 - Young people who grew up in alternative care are uniting to support one another and push for changes that can help in their transition to an independent life.
Leaving care

Care Leavers advocate for reforms

February 17 2022 - Young people from Zimbabwe Care Leavers Network have successfully lobbied the government for care reforms that will support their transition to independent adulthood.
Zimbabwe

A lot has changed in the lives of two sisters

January 19 2022 - Every day, Precious expectantly stared outside the window of her new home waiting for her father to come and get her. Life had suddenly changed for the three-year-old and she could not understand why.
West Africa

Practical solutions to eradicate harmful practices in West Africa

December 26 2021 - Every day, 33,000 girls under the age of 18 are married, often against their will, and 3.2 million are in danger of being subjected to genital mutilation every year.
West Africa

Young women at the African Girls' Summit call for the elimination of harmful practices

December 21 2021 - Grls and young women from SOS Children’s Villages programmes in West Arfica gathered to ensure their voices are heard during the 3rd African Girls Summit.
Lesotho

Siblings find a happy home

December 15 2021 - Kabelo and her two younger siblings arrived at their new home with only the clothes they had on. A government social worker brought them to SOS mother Mats'epe Ts'epe to start a new life.
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