The "I Matter Campaign" advocates for support for young people ageing out of care. The second edition of the "I Matter" briefing paper, published this month by SOS Children's Villages, focuses on young people's involvement in the campaign. Young people are the best advocates for their rights. They know the circumstances they have to deal with and the challenges they face. Young people ageing out of care know very well what challenges lie ahead when leaving the care system and starting a life as an independent young adult; and they know that all too often they lack the support and the services they need to succeed. This second briefing paper focuses for the most part on the involvement of young people in the “I Matter” Campaign as a necessary force in addressing the needs and protection these youth require.
