Strategy 2030 

REFRESHED

Our strategic framework for making a substantial impact by 2030 on the well-being of children and young people who have lost parental care or are at risk of losing it.

We are living in a world of rapid and often unpredictable change, where the need for long-term, family-like care and community-based support is greater than ever. An estimated 220 million children are growing up without adequate parental care.

In this context, it is essential for SOS Children’s Villages to continually adapt. We aim to be at the forefront of discussions in the child-focused sector, sharing our collective knowledge and experience. We raise our voices for children’s rights, advocate for systemic improvements, and mobilize for broader change.

The refreshed Strategy 2030 is an opportunity for us to address new challenges and capture emerging opportunities, strengthening our ability to create lasting impact.

Three goals are at the heart of our refreshed Strategy 2030.

GOAL 1: We are building upon our unique strengths to reimagine a portfolio of child-centred programmes that provide CONNECTION AND CARE from childhood to adulthood.

GOAL 2: As a CATALYST FOR CHANGE, we spark public engagement and income growth through advocacy, partnerships, and innovative fundraising. With child and youth participation, we campaign for systemic change in child welfare.

GOAL 3: We champion our COMMITMENT TO SAFEGUARDING by embedding it in daily actions.

From 2025 Onwards: New Goals and Objectives

  • Thriving families and communities: Strengthen families and communities through a range of empowerment approaches.
  • Empowering young people, including those outside our programmes, to thrive in adulthood.
  • Quality alternative care solutions: Transform by diversifying alternative care solutions such as foster care and kinship care.
  • Resilient children in humanitarian crisis: Enhancing our humanitarian response through the “Triple Nexus” of aid, development, and peacebuilding.

  • Mobilize internal and external audiences to take action:
    • Scale the community of change-makers and supporters.
  • Boosting income growth for children: 
    • Invest in 10–20 high-potential markets with tailored fundraising strategies.
    • Embrace innovative funding models and external investment.

  • Values-based leadership: Strengthen leadership accountability in safeguarding.
  • Safe programming: Mainstream safeguarding across all functions and operations.
  • Accountability to people affected by misconduct: Strengthen and standardise accountability processes and mechanisms.

Refreshed Strategy 2030

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