The happiness of my children is all that matters
For nearly 20 years Arista has dedicated her life to raising children in her care. She is currently raising nine children and she couldn’t be happier…
Monday March 23, 2015
William has a future he never dared to imagine
WIth the help of SOS Children's Villages, William was able to continue his education and attend college
Thursday March 19, 2015
Niger: thousands of children without homes and families
Niger is facing a multifaceted humanitarian crisis caused by people fleeing the Boko Haram rebels, food insecurity as well ongoing malnutrition
The Power of the Family Strengthening Program
With the intervention of the Family Strengthening Program, two of Elisa siblings were awarded scholarships and his father was given a cow for the…
Tuesday March 17, 2015
Opportunities abound for Floriano
With the help of the SOS Family Strengthening Program, Floriano was able to get an education in computer science, a job and financial security
Friday March 13, 2015
I belong with my family
"I am very fortunate to have found a loving home with a lot of children around me. I love my family, I belong with my family." - Mimi (Harrar,…
Wednesday March 11, 2015
Towards Independence
Ana, 5, came to SOS Children’s Village a year and a half ago. She lives with her biological sister and one SOS brother. Little known about her story
Monday March 9, 2015
Mana Dina has her sights on becoming a basketball star
When the village opened in 2008, Denise was one of the first children to find a home here after her mother passed away.
A loving home for Prince and his sister
Prince is only three-years-old, but he already knows what it is like to be abandoned. Fortunately for him, SOS is here to help.
Thursday March 5, 2015
A road to recovery in Ethiopia
One year after losing both parents to HIV/AIDS in 2008, Samuel and his two brothers survived on one meal a day provided by a neighbour
Monday March 2, 2015
A harmonious path
As his fingers slipped tenderly through the guitar strings, Jhon Freddy’s soft voice sang the lyrics of a romantic melody.
Thursday February 26, 2015
Lack of clean water takes toll on Ebola-stricken Liberia
As schools in Liberia start reopening after nearly six months of closure due to the Ebola epidemic, one challenge still looms: access to clean water
Tuesday February 24, 2015
SOS Schools reopen in Liberia as the spread of Ebola declines
At the SOS School in Monrovia, students and teachers return to school after the school was closed in an effort to contain the spread of Ebola.
Friday February 20, 2015
An unbreakable bond
Lea and her older brother spent their earliest years living in poverty in Albania. While their mother was at work they would often wander off and…
Friday February 13, 2015
A summer of laughter at the Garden House
Veronica Maldonado knew a lot about SOS Children’s Villages before she took the plunge and became an SOS mother.
Tuesday February 10, 2015
Possibilities abound
Senait was recently nominated as a finalist from over 100 contenders for the 2014 Hermann Gmeiner Award for being an inspiration to others.
Thursday February 5, 2015
Sierra Leone: Ebola Orphans Find a Home
For Charles, now aged one-and-a-half, the ordeal began in August 2014. That was when his parents tested positive for Ebola and died shortly after at…
Monday February 2, 2015
Juanita learns what it is to be a child again after losing her mother
Two weeks after Juanita Borda’s mother died, she and her five younger siblings moved to a small house in SOS Children’s Village Pachacamac, Peru.
How Emilio is lifting the weight of the world off his shoulders
Emilio Suarez, a soft spoken 13-year-old living in SOS Children’s Village Ibarra, Ecuador, found inspiration in less a popular sport, weight lifting.
Wednesday January 28, 2015
A stitch in time
With the support of SOS Children’s Villages, 15 women from an impoverished neighborhood in Peru are using their knitting skills to raise funds for…
Monday January 26, 2015
SOS School spreads knowledge in Somaliland
Nine-year-old Alma knows that knowledge is power; that is why she is studying hard. She hopes to become a teacher someday in the capital of…
Thursday January 22, 2015
Rosa brings light to a community in Peru
In a community marked by high levels of child labour, malnutrition and juvenile deaths during the region’s brutal winter months, Rosa has pushed…
Monday January 19, 2015
Ebola survivors help care for abandoned children
Ebola remains a growing concern for countries in West Africa. According to the WHO and the Centre for Disease Control there were 87 deaths and 253…
Thursday January 15, 2015
Growing up after an earthquake
On January 12, 2010, an earthquake with a 7.0 magnitude turned life in Haiti upside down. In the days following the disaster, 400 unaccompanied…
Monday January 12, 2015
Regaining confidence in herself
Mother of four, Marie Ange, illustrates a common reality in Haiti where women are the foundation of families.
Sunday January 11, 2015
