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This Cyber Monday, bid on your next vacation at the Transat Auction

Transat is holding their third edition of its highly anticipated Transat Auction, during which Canadians will have the opportunity to bid on their…

Regaining Trust After Neglect

After joining the SOS Village in Cibitoke, Nella and her brother Fabrice started to receive the love and attention every child needs to blossom.

Giving Needy Children a Home in Cameroon

After his great-grandmother was no longer able to care for him, Stephen was welcomed into his new family at the SOS Children’s Village in Mbalmayo,…

A Fighting Chance

Cali looked wasted when his mother Amina brought him to the SOS hospital in Mogadishu. He had severe acute malnutrition, the most dangerous form of…

Response to Federal Election Results

The 42nd Parliament of Canada has been elected and we look forward to working with all parties to make international development assistance more…

Effie is Now Safe and Back at School

Effie, 5, dropped out of school due to lack of school fees only to become an errand girl. She walked for over 10 km every morning to the farm to…

A Peek Inside the Child Friendly Space for Refugees in Belgrade

In the Child Friendly Space of SOS Children's Villages Serbia in Belgrade, refugee children have a chance, at least for a short time, to be children…

William Rescued from an Appalling Childhood

“I don’t want to go back to that place again! I don’t like them! They don’t like me and my brother!” These were the words of William when he found a…

Providing Quality Education for Children in Benin

While enrollment rates in Benin indicate a level of commitment to education, they do not always reflect quality education in school

Helping Families in the Palestinian Territories

After falling into a deep depression, with the help of SOS Children's Villages Rula was able to get back on her feet and care for her children.

Little Jonathan is Growing Up

When Jonathan was just one years old, he joined SOS Children's Villages in Gwagwalada, Nigeria.  He was found on the street in need of urgent…

Going Bananas

Burundians love bananas. So whenever SOS mother Jacqueline is cooking agatoke, a boiled banana dish, her children break into song.

Refugee Crisis (Infographic)

SOS Children's Villages provides shelter and care for unaccompanied and underage refugees and helps families make safe and secure homes

Refugee Voices: Because of the children

A large family took shelter from the Sun in one tent. "We're from Homs, Syria. This is my sister, her two sons, that's my uncle, we're all family," a…

David is Top of his Class at School

David has just graduated from basic five, similar to a junior in primary school, and has distinguished himself academically by coming out at the top…

The Distant Screams

To describe the refugee situation in Gevgelija, Macedonia's southern-most town at only three kilometers from the border with Greece, as alarming…

SOS Children's Villages is Responding to the Refugee Situation in Europe and the Middle East

SOS Children’s Villages is working to ensure that unaccompanied migrant and refugee children in Europe are cared for.

Starting From Scratch - Even if Delayed, a Child's Education Needs to Start Somewhere

From not knowing how to write her own name to being the top of her class. Mimi has come a long way.

Daniel Swaps Being a Child of the Streets for a Real Family

The marks on Daniel Silva’s arms speak of abuse, but it is his eyes that tell the whole story.

“Today, nobody beats or pushes me around for food”

Only ten years old, Beltine’s parents and only surviving grandmother died, leaving her without food and at a point, no shelter.  Read her story.

SOS Social Centre Helps Young Mother Gain Her Degree

Axllan Avila first came to the SOS Children’s Villages International Social Centre in Turmero-Maracay, Venezuela when he was just 11 months.

Child Rights in Africa: “They still deserve to be children.”

The hardships of impoverished living are felt the most by children. Children have the right to a better future and the right to a childhood.

A Call For Help

Two years after their marriage and after being blessed with a baby boy, tragedy hit Mrs Vy’s family.

Creating Opportunities in The Gambia

The Gambia is just one of a host of African countries where entrenched poverty means young people cannot see a way ahead. SOS hopes to change that.

From the bad guy to the hero: How the SOS Community Centre helped Leonardo

Just like Hulk comic books, under emotional stress ten-year-old Leonardo would unleash his inner monster and act wildly. SOS was there to help.