Yvonne from Chad was in Brussels last month to meet with EU policy makers including Jutta Urpilainen.

She asked the #EU to provide access to #education for all #children and in particular for girls.

Education is a right! 📖📒✏️

Watch her short inspiring interview 👇

The European Commission's #EUChildParticipation Platform is asking children & young people how they want to participate in #democracy . 🇪🇺🤝

👉Share the survey link with children & young people to help them speak up! 📢eu-for-children.europa.eu/democracy-voti…

Almost 19 million children are out of school due to the war in #Sudan .

'This is a nightmare for families. They are deprived of their hope for a better future,' says Abdelrahman Mubarak, director of SOS Children's Villages in 🇸🇩.

👉 sos-childrensvillages.org/news/sudan-one…

📢Save the date!
🗓️29 April 2024, 14:00 CET
🎟️Register: childhub.org/en/child-prote…

This collaborative #WellU webinar will showcase the groundbreaking efforts of #EU4Health -funded projects in providing vital mental health support to Ukrainian refugees. Join us on 29 April!🤝🇺🇦

'When I see my mother happy, I am happy myself,' says Emma.

Empowered caregivers create nurturing homes for children & young people.💙

With help from the family strengthening programme in Somaliland, Emma's mother has developed her 🍽️ business & built financial stability.👇

'The humanitarian situation is catastrophic. This war can only end if the world notices it again.'

Abdelrahman Mubarak of SOS Children's Villages 🇸🇩 talks about the war in #Sudan , where 14 million children need urgent aid after a year of fighting: sos-childrensvillages.org/news/sudan-one…

The European Commission's #EUChildParticipation Platform is 💬asking children & young people under 18 what #democracy means to them & how they want to participate.🤝

📢Share the survey with children & teenagers to help make their voices count!👉eu-for-children.europa.eu/democracy-voti…

'Every child in the SOS Children's Village in #Rafah created a book: 'My life story in #Gaza '. They find it easier to paint bad experiences than to talk about them.'

👉Psychologist Mutaz Lubbad on the mental health of children evacuated to the West Bank: sos-childrensvillages.org/news/qa-mutaz-…

Strong bonds between siblings give children love and a sense of belonging. 💙

Unless it’s in their best interests, brothers and sisters should never be separated in alternative care. #SiblingsDay

Global #youthunemployment rates are nearly 3.5 times higher than those of adults (@ILO). The polycrisis is holding back the post-pandemic labor market recovery in low- and middle-income countries. Young women are the most affected.

'I want to start working,' says Hulay from 🇬🇲.

'I am proud that I was able to build a family. Despite everything, we are moving forward.'

Investments in strong families benefit societies for generations.💙

In Chiapas 🇲🇽, female entrepreneurs run a 🍞 business that empowers their families & benefits the entire community.👇

Are you under 18 and interested in #democracy ? The #EUChildParticipation Platform really wants to hear from you!

👉Follow the link and take the survey: eu-for-children.europa.eu/democracy-voti… #childparticipation #youthparticipation

It is devastating that World Central Kitchen staff & almost 200 humanitarians before them were killed while providing lifesaving support to people in #Gaza .

Aid workers are #NotATarget . An immediate humanitarian ceasefire is needed for vital aid to reach children & families in Gaza.

In a new report, ChildFund Alliance, Eurochild_org, Save the Children Europe, SOS Children's Villages International and UNICEF joined forces with the Child and Youth Friendly Governance Project to consult children 10 to 18 across the EU on the issues that matter most to them. Learn what they had to say. childfriendlygovernance.org/europe-kids-wa…

The escalating violence in #Haiti has forced over 360,000 families to flee their homes.

'Children are suffering physically & mentally. Their trauma will have direct impact on Haiti's future,' says Faimy Loiseau, director of SOS Children's Villages 🇭🇹.

👉sos-childrensvillages.org/news/haiti-vio…