Discussion on the situation of single mothers in diverse contexts across the world. Their vulnerability to poverty and exclusion, the multiple challenges they face, and the solutions that are implemented to support them, notably in accessing decent work. Examples of good practices from the governments of the European Union: the EU Child Guarantee as a first step in the right direction. One such examples is the EU Child Guarantee, which was adopted in 2021 by EU member States, aiming at reducing child poverty in Europe, and is therefore a first important step to support single mothers as many of those children living in poverty belong to single parents households.