Annual Reports

Monday, July 25, 2022

Stepping Up to Meet the Challenges of Conflict, Climate Change, and COVID-19

For over 50 years, SOS Children’s Villages Canada has helped make families and communities safer for children while expanding access to quality education, primary health care, mental health and psychosocial support, and youth employment programming for the most vulnerable. In times of crisis, SOS Canada has responded with life-saving humanitarian assistance.

Despite the progress made in advancing children’s rights, COVID-19, climate change, and conflict have created unprecedented needs among the world’s most vulnerable children and deeply eroded the capacity of families to adequately care for their children. Record numbers of children are out of school and at risk of never returning, facing increased levels of violence and living in countries affected by protracted conflict. In the past two years, we have also witnessed hundreds of thousands of children lose caregivers to COVID-19 and its socio-economic impacts.

In response to these unprecedented needs, SOS Canada will take bold action to ensure more of the most vulnerable children can realize their rights to family, education, health, and protection.

We will work with our partners to learn and implement best practices, continually adapt to change, and ensure the greatest possible impact on the lives of those in our programs.

We will meaningfully engage with vulnerable children and youth, to ensure that our programs are guided by their needs and priorities, and to amplify their voices through targeted advocacy in Canada.

Alternative Care

68,000 children and young people were cared for worldwide by our alternative care programs in 2021.

We will not stop until every child has a loving, safe environment where they can grow and thrive.

Education

203,000 children and young people learning in our education programs worldwide.

From early childhood education to post-secondary opportunities, we are ensuring children and young people can realize their right to quality education, despite conflict and crisis.

Health

300,800 children and parents benefitted from our global health programs in 2021.

Every child has the right to survive and thrive. Our medical teams are reducing child mortality and ensuring women and girls have access to essential health care.

Emergency Response

192,400 people in crisis were reached in 2021.

We work around the world to help children who are affected by conflict and disasters, separated from their families, and who have had to flee their homes.

Economic Empowerment

88,800 strengthened families

With strong families, children and young people can receive the care and support they need to thrive. We offer tailored support to strengthen families in need, helping to keep them together.

Strategic Plan 2030: Learning and Adapting to Improve our Impact

To ensure that many more children have a loving home and an equal chance to succeed in life. We lead the world’s most effective childcare movement to make sure each child has the bonds they need to become their strongest selves. We ensure and live safeguarding in our daily actions.