Child and Youth Participation

ICT job prospects for young people in Africa's Horn

January 14 2015 - A new e-Learning centre recently opened in Djibouti with the help of SOS Children’s Villages and German partners is giving disadvantaged young people the chance to learn in-demand ICT job skills and escape from a life of poverty.

Turning 25: The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

November 7 2014 - The UNCRC is now a quarter century old, but has it come of age? Are children’s rights being fulfilled? We look at the differences the UNCRC has made, and the work that's still to be done. Plus, download our youth-friendly poster about child rights!

2014 Nobel Peace Prize

October 10 2014 - Our heartfelt congratulations go to this year’s winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, Malala Yousafzai and Kailash Satyarthi. SOS Children’s Villages offers them our deepest thanks for their tireless efforts on behalf of the world’s children.