SOS Children's Villages
Budget
€53,600,000
EP Access
3
accredited persons
Staff
4
4 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
SOS Children's Villages is a federation operating in over 138 countries - including 22 EU Member States. SOS Children's Villages is a non-governmental and non-denominational child rights organisation. Almost 70 years of experience in this field have given us a deep understanding of how to care for children until they become independent thriving adults, and great expertise in preventing the breakdown of parental care. We have developed a robust comprehensive approach ranging from programmes to strengthen families, to the promotion of quality alternative care for children and social and economic support for children aging out of care. We work in close partnership with donors, governments, communities and other organisations, and our strategy until 2030 aims at ensuring that no child is left behind and grows up alone.
EU Legislative Interests
SOS Children’s Villages advocates for the rights of children without parental care or at risk of losing parental care. We are making sure that their voices are heard and represented at EU level. We focus on children’s rights and protection, tackling child poverty and social exclusion, prevention of family separation, quality family and community based alternative care, support for care leavers and child and youth participation. We contributed to EU initiatives that are relevant for child rights such as the European Child Guarantee, the EU Strategy on the Rights of the Child, the MFF, the European Pillar of Social Rights, the European Semester, etc. We also support SOS Children's Villages programme and funding strategy development from an EU perspective, capacity development and we provide EU funding application writing support.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
SOS Children's Villages International is accredited with the following bodies: - ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council of the United Nations) - UN DPI (UN Department of Public Information) - Council of Europe - ECHO (Humanitarian Aid Office of the European Commission) SOS Children's Villages International is member of the following networks: - CRAG (Child Rights Action Group) - CONCORD - European Social Network (ESN) - Better Care Network (BCN) - CoNGO (Conference of Non-Governmental Organizations in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations) - VOICE - European Council on Refugees and Exiles (ECRE) - European Social Platform (...)
Organisation Members
http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/where-we-help
Additional Information
1,723,129 (Federation revenue 2024). This figure is based on the global, combined total of reports provided by our member associations and by our umbrella organisation SOS Children's Villages International (as included in the 2024 audited report: https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/getmedia/75f10339-a4de-4fab-8b24-1bc623293d00/Audited-FS-2024-ENG-short-version.pdf For figures related only to SOS Children's Villages International in 2024, you will find all the information in the audited financial statements here: https://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/getmedia/75f10339-a4de-4fab-8b24-1bc623293d00/Audited-FS-2024-ENG-short-version.pdf
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.