Internationally, SOS Children's Villages works in 136 countries and territories,[2] of which it provides services in 125.

[5] Youth employability and vocational training programmes to provide young people with the skills and confidence to build fulfilling careers and independent lives.

[9] Supporters include Stephen Hawking, Alexander McCall Smith, Anyika Onuora, Richard Attenborough, Kate Humble and Wayne Rooney.

[11] Angelina Jolie is a long-term supporter and has visited SOS Children's Villages in Haiti, Ethiopia and Jordan.

Current trustees are Harpinder Collacott (Chair), Graham Budd, Matthew de Villiers, Nicola Robert, Ian Briggs, Susie Hargreaves and Solava Ibrahim.