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Youth Empowerment

A journey from hardship to empowerment

November 18 2020 - From a very young age, tens of thousands of children from all over the Senegal are sent by their parents to live and study at Quranic schools to become talibé. Like many other talibé children, Issifou's* story is one of trial and hardship.

Care Leavers

Care leaver support networks are essential

November 17 2020 - Care leavers face a variety of challenges. They struggle with their identity. They carry trauma from their past. They face discrimination. And when they reach legal age, they are usually left without support. A recent online workshop discussed how peer-led networks are making a difference.

Nagorno-Karabakh

I am my sister's keeper

November 13 2020 - Rita and Jenny are inseparable. They were among the 35 children brought to the SOS Children’s Village in Kotayk, Armenia after their boarding school was evacuated. They and the other children will be cared for as long as necessary.

Burkina Faso

'Who are these people who are angry with us?'

November 11 2020 - Armed violence has displaced more than a million people in Burkina Faso — half of them this year alone.  Khadidja*, 12, and her family abandoned everything overnight, leaving behind the home where they had always lived.

Somalia

The identity crisis effect on mental health in Somalia

November 6 2020 - Hassan Muhammed, 27, was a street boy before he found a family to give him a home at SOS Children’s Village in Somalia. But like many parentless children, Hassan had to wrestle with his identity as a young man in Somali society – a question that can lead later to mental and behavioural problems.

Poverty

Hungry and forgotten – how the pandemic affects the most vulnerable

October 14 2020 - COVID-19 has further marginalized vulnerable families. On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we hear from one family who, like many, can only eat one meal per day.

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