Americas

Chile

Innovating programmes for children. Six decades of impact

December 9 2025 - As one of the most experienced and diversified child safeguarding organizations in the country, SOS Children's Villages Chile is recognized globally for its innovative model and strong public advocacy.

Jamaica

Protecting children after Hurricane Melissa

December 4 2025 - Hurricane Melissa has left communities across Jamaica devastated, with children and families facing loss, displacement, and damaged essential services. SOS Children’s Villages is providing urgent protection, emergency relocation, and emotional support for children and young people — especially those in hard-hit Montego Bay. As recovery efforts continue, the organization is working to restore stability, rebuild safe homes, and support families and communities on the path to recovery.

COP30

Young people bring frontline solutions to COP30

November 17 2025 - As world leaders gathered at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, a delegation of young people from SOS Children’s Villages' Eco Champions programme, brought a clear and urgent message: climate policy must put children’s rights at its centre.

Mexico

A Venezuelan family’s journey through migration and separation

June 20 2025 - At a quiet SOS Children’s Village, three young siblings are building a new rhythm of life. They gather around a screen every two weeks to speak with the father they haven’t seen in nearly three years. "When are we going to be together again?" Their question echoes across a region where millions of families are separated by displacement, border closures, and legal red tape.

ECOSOC YOUTH FORUM

Care leavers call for policies to support transition to adulthood

April 24 2025 - Care leavers raised urgent concerns last week about the lack of housing, education, employment, and mental health support they face after aging out of alternative care – often at age 18 - and called on governments to adopt comprehensive policies that ensure a gradual, planned, and supported transition to adulthood.

Care Leavers

From isolation to inclusion: Laws needed to transform lives after care

April 10 2025 - Governments across the world are failing care leavers. Once they reach the age of 18 in most countries, those leaving care are offered little or no state support. Young people will support calls for legislation at a side-event to the UN's ECOSOC Youth Forum 2025.