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Food Costs Threaten Survival in South Sudan

Rising food costs hamper efforts to help families in South Sudan

The Welcome Home Hug

A glimpse into a regular day for a family at the SOS Children’s Village Monrovia, Liberia

Photo Essay: SOS Children’s Villages’ Steady Presence Delivers Relief for Families in Syria and Beyond

As Syria marks the sixth anniversary of civil war in March, SOS continues its decades of uninterrupted work to help the country’s vulnerable children…

Built to Last: SOS Children’s Villages Keeps Children Safe Against Natural Disaster

Recent emergencies in Philippines, Nepal and Haiti show the value of sound construction

Keeping Traditions Alive

Modise loves to dance. She is a member of the ever-so-talented Serowe Village traditional dance group

The Ripple Effect

Mirielle’s* mother was an orphan who unwillingly got pregnant as soon as she finished primary school

A Doctor in the Making

“Lily* has everything it takes to become a medical doctor one day,” says her SOS mother enthusiastically

The Circus Performer

14-year-old Abeba lost her loving father in a traffic accident when she was nine. She lives in a household of women, with her mother and her younger…

Through the Darkness Comes Light

For baby Ruth,* one can hardly imagine a more difficult start in life. Ruth was born to a girl who was only a child herself

A Shining Example

The beaming smile on his face says it all. Leon was raised by his single mother who struggled to send her five children to school

Something to Sing About!

Hawa* was 4 months old when she arrived at the SOS Children’s Village in Kita. Like many other children in Mali, she was in a weak state, and…

Melat Gets Her Hearing Back

Melat is now 13 years old. She was four when she first joined the Village. After some time, her SOS mother discovered that the little girl had a…

Finding a Loving Home

It has been just over a year now since Baby Jack joined his SOS family at the Children’s Village in Fort Portal.

Turning a Dream into Reality

Amina is an exemplary student. She excelled in school, and was successfully admitted to University, to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology

Little Luciano Can Walk

Luciano* is four years old and from the Mijoga village in Machinjiri on the outskirts of Blantyre in Malawi

Yasmina Tells Her Story

Yasmina reflects on her childhood at the SOS Children’s Village in Zaragoza, Spain.

Recipe: Winter Beef Stew (Namibian)

Namibian winter beef stew, serve to beat the winter blues

Young Entrepreneurs: Growing a Business from the Ground Up

A business development partnership bridges the gap between demand for empoyment  and a skilled entrants to the workforce.

SOS Children’s Villages: More help for Niger and Nigeria

SOS Children’s Villages has helped thousands of children and families in Diffa who have been forced to flee their homes because of violence

The Better of 2016

Highlights among the lows of 2016.

Family: ‘The Place Where One Can Live and Grow’

With a deceased father and imprisoned mother, ‘family’ takes on a different meaning for these two sisters.

Photo Essay: Children Find Safety Amid Uncertainty in South Sudan

Six months after their evacuation from their village in Juba, the SOS Children’s Villages families are settling in at their temporary homes in the…

Heightened Concern for Children and Families in Aleppo

Update on emergency relief efforts in response to escalating violence in Aleppo, Syria.

Steele Family Foundation Donates $25,000 to Improve Accessibility of Education in India

SOS Children's Villages received a generous $25,000 donation from The Steele Family Foundation, to increase access to, and quality of education in…

Children Pay the Price of a Parent’s Crime

Parental incarceration can have deep and lasting impact on the welfare of children.