Education & Young People Community & Social Justice 2024
SOS Children's Villages UK

Annual Report January–December 2024

SOS Children's Villages UK is part of a global federation operating in 137 countries. In 2024, the charity raised £6.14m and supported approximately 6,000 families across 7 countries to stay together; provided quality alternative care for 4,058 children in 107 countries through 5,295 sponsors; supported 4,000+ young people with employability and training in 14 countries; and contributed £330,000 to humanitarian programmes in Gaza, Ukraine, South Sudan and Haiti.

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Family strengthening (parenting skills, economic empowerment, vocational training, health); kinship care; alternative care (foster, small group homes, SOS Villages); youth employability (YouthCan!, Futuremakers by Standard Chartered, Digital Villages); humanitarian response; advocacy and research; safeguarding training Custom geography from upload: Global (137 countries)

📊Key Metrics

Approximately 6,000 families supported across 7 countries to stay together; 10,000+ children and young people impacted through family strengthening work Key Metric 1
4,058 children and young people in 107 countries supported with quality alternative care through 5,295 sponsors; 170+ children reintegrated into communities in Zambia and The Gambia Key Metric 2
4,000+ young people supported with employability training and mentoring in 14 countries; £330,000 contributed to humanitarian programmes in Gaza, Ukraine, South Sudan and Haiti Key Metric 3

✅Key Outcomes

  • 319 children supported through Kinship Care Programme across 9 locations in India; 867+ families in Zambia supported to become more self-reliant through financial literacy and entrepreneurship training
  • 98% of 143 Colombian children tested required corrective lenses; 59% of total income was unrestricted (vs 40% target); first dedicated Safeguarding, Compliance and Governance Manager appointed
  • Government of Gambia agreed to take over management of SOS Children's Villages schools; new website launched November 2024; participated in Global Ministerial Conference on Ending Violence Against Children in Bogota; total income £6.14m raised from supporters

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