The House of Twins
The SOS family living in the seventh house down the village path in Niamey, Niger, isn't really like any other household. Eight children live there,…
Tuesday March 6, 2018
SOS Children’s Villages Canada Responds to Budget 2018
SOS Children’s Villages Canada applauds new investments aimed at advancing gender equality in Canada and around the world in Budget 2018
Friday March 2, 2018
Helping Children and Families in Somaliland
When Halimo and her family arrived at Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, she sold their last goat for $10. The rest of the family goats, sheep and…
Thursday February 22, 2018
Statement on Child Safeguarding and Reporting
SOS Children’s Villages operates in 135 countries and territories including societies devastated by war, political unrest, epidemics or natural…
Canadian bloggers Share Their Experience Visiting SOS Children’s Villages Programs
In November, Air Transat sent four Canadian bloggers on a different kind of trip to the Dominican Republic – one that would change their views of…
Tuesday February 13, 2018
Photo Essay: 7 Years of War in Syria
As Syria enters its eighth year of war in March, SOS Children’s Villages continues to support at-risk children and families and has expanded its…
Thursday February 8, 2018
One Year Later, the Family is Closer Than Ever
One year ago, SOS mother Nicole welcomed four new children in her family in SOS Children’s Village Yamoussoukro: Fiona, Denis, Dina and a three-year-…
Monday January 15, 2018
Sickness, Setbacks and Triumphs: SOS Alum Tells his Story in a New Book
Veliano Tembo says he has learnt many lessons in life, but two are the most important – not to judge the present as a precursor for the future and…
Tuesday January 9, 2018
Tropical Cyclone Ava Leaves Damage in Madagascar
On January 5th, 2018, tropical cyclone Ava struck Madagascar leaving damage to SOS Children's Villages buildings
Monday January 8, 2018
SOS Children’s Villages Marks 30 years in Vietnam
SOS Children’s Villages Vietnam is marking the 30th year since it resumed work in the country’s post-war period and today provides family care,…
Friday January 5, 2018
Education Brings Syrian Refugees and Jordanians Together
SOS Children’s Villages’ Emergency Response Program (ERP) in Amman, Jordan empowers women and children to ensure a better future for their families.
Wednesday December 20, 2017
Following the Drum Beat of Your Heart
SOS Alumni British Ncube reflects on fulfilling his dream of becoming a musician
Thursday December 7, 2017
SOS Alumni Becomes National Youth Leader
An SOS national youth leader reflects on his own experiences growing up in an SOS Children’s Village
A Loving Family of 7
Mrs. Manouchka is in charge of house eleven at SOS Children’s Village Les Cayes in Haiti; she has been an SOS mother for two years now
World Aids Day: Living Positively With HIV
Two mothers in Zambia share a similar story of recovery from near-death battles with HIV and how they are now living positively with the disease.
Friday December 1, 2017
Sierra Leone: Still Struggling to Recover from Ebola
Children who lost parents during Ebola epidemic are still vulnerable
Wednesday November 29, 2017
Former Child Prostitute: ‘I Don't Want My Old Life Anymore’
Andrea is a 19-year-old high school senior who dreams of becoming a teacher. Just six years ago she was a drug-addicted child prostitute.
Monday November 6, 2017
Macedonian Migrants and Refugees - The Boy from Kobani
It's a scorching hot summer day. Under the shade of a blue tent in the refugee site in Macedonia, a dozen children play with wooden blocks
Thursday November 2, 2017
Bulgarian Migrants and Refugees - New Program for Unaccompanied Children
As SOS Bulgaria begins an emergency response for unaccompanied children, National Director Plamen Stoyanov says: "we have to stand behind these…
Tuesday October 31, 2017
Serbian Migrants and Refugees - A Story of a Syrian Migrant and her Baby
“You take her?” the mother of the baby I was holding asked me on a Monday evening last summer. “Please, what future she has with me?”
Friday October 27, 2017
Italian Migrants and Refugees - Helping Unaccompanied and Separated Children
SOS Italy’s emergency response coordinator talks about the importance of working with adolescents in refugee centres
Greek Migrants and Refugees - Providing a Safe Haven for Unaccompanied Children
This psychologist running a shelter for unaccompanied boys in Athens, understands the challenges for unaccompanied child migrants all too well.
European Migrant Crisis
Over 100,000 refugee and migrant children, of whom more than 33,800 were unaccompanied by parents arrived in Europe in 2016
Janani’s Story - Giving a Home to Orphaned Children in Sri Lanka
Janani, the little girl who once filled the SOS Children’s Village with her cry has turned into a beautiful girl today.
Wednesday October 25, 2017
A Family’s Effort to Get Out of Poverty
With help from the SOS Family Strengthening Program, Catherine, mother of 3 and grandmother of 6, is now able to work and lift her family out of…
Monday October 23, 2017
