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South Africa

Empowering young people through mobility

October 21 2025 - In South Africa, where youth unemployment remains alarmingly high, a driver’s licence can be a key that unlocks new opportunities. For Lesedi, a 20-year-old from rural Limpopo, that small card is already shaping her future. Through a partnership between SOS Children’s Villages in South Africa and Stellantis, young people like Lesedi are gaining driving skills that open doors to jobs, independence and brighter futures.

Chad

Safe spaces help Sudanese children heal in Eastern Chad

October 17 2025 - In eastern Chad, thousands of children who fled the conflict in Sudan are finding safety and support through SOS Children’s Villages’ Child-Friendly Spaces. Here, they can play, learn, and heal from trauma while families and communities receive guidance to strengthen care and protection for every child.

Mental Health

Invisible wounds of war

October 10 2025 - Across the world’s conflict zones, millions of children are living with invisible wounds of war. Yet mental health and psychosocial services receive less than one percent of global humanitarian funding. SOS Children’s Villages is working to close that gap, supporting children in crisis zones such as Gaza, Ukraine, Haiti, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with practical, scalable approaches that restore hope, resilience, and the chance to heal.

Ukraine

Mental health in wartime: Young voices from Ukraine

October 9 2025 - For World Mental Health Day, four young women from Ukraine open up about what it means to grow up amid war — and how it has affected their mental health, relationships, and outlook on life. Through their stories, they share how they cope with fear and loss, what has helped them heal, and what gives them strength for the future.

Youth Advocates

Linh finds her voice as a teacher and advocate

September 29 2025 - Linh's journey to become a teacher and advocate, shows how the bonds of care and the chance to be heard can give a child the confidence to raise her voice — and use it to change not only her own life, but the lives of others.

Care Reform

Charter on Care Reform launched at UN

September 25 2025 - At the UN General Assembly, governments and civil society launched the Global Charter on Care Reform – a landmark commitment to ensure every child can grow up in a safe, nurturing, and caring family environment.