Produced by Dreilinden in cooperation with SOS Children’s Villages International and Keeping Child Safe, this working paper presents a series of papers by different authors with the goal of improving practice in the area of LGBTI children in care settings

This new report by SOS Children’s Villages International examines the different types of violence that children without parental care, a group particularly vulnerable to violence, are exposed to. The report also delves into the different projects that SOS

The first of its kind, Counting Pennies reviews official development assistance (ODA) to end violence against children. The report found that in 2015, total ODA spending was $174 billion and of that, less than 0.6 per cent was allocated to ending violence

The right to be heard is a guiding principle of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Children have an important role to play in their own protection and in planning their communities’ response to an emergency. This literature review reflects the

This report draws on evidence from an extensive global literature review, and assessments of the implementation of the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children in 21 countries. It finds high levels of vulnerability and risk of violence facing ch

This document is a youth-friendly version of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children and was developed by members of the I Matter International Youth Council from SOS Children’s Villages International. It intentionally avoids using the legal t

This is the fifth in a series of updates on violence against children. These updates are sent on behalf of ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children, SOS Children’s Villages International, UNICEF and World Vision International. They will k

This is the fourth of a series of updates tracking progress towards the inclusion of violence against children and child protection in the post-2015 framework. These updates are sent on behalf of ChildFund Alliance, Plan International, Save the Children,

A Guide by SOS Children’s Villages on Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation Methodologies for Working with Children and Youth. The guide is based on the belief that children have the right to participate in the decisions that affect their lives, and tha

"Because we are sisters and brothers" describes the most important outcomes of research activities and documentations about sibling relations in alternative care from five different countries: The SOS Children’s Village associations in Germany, Austria, F

SOS Children's Villages has produced this assessment tool to benchmark the implementation of the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children. It has been designed as the principal research tool of SOS Children's Villages to support advocacy activit

This publication presents the final version of the Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, which was formally welcomed by the UN General Assembly on November 20th to mark the 20th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The p