In search of the 33
After the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, 33 children abducted by American missionaries were rescued by authorities and then taken to a safe shelter, SOS…
Saturday January 10, 2015
SOS Children's Villages Haiti - Facts and Figures
There are currently three SOS Children's Villages in the country, which provide a loving homes and care for the needs of more than 500 orphaned and…
Wednesday January 7, 2015
Haiti five years later: “The situation of so many children is still dire”
Five years after the 7.0 earthquake in Haiti, SOS warns that the people in greatest need are the people who can provide the greatest hope for Haiti:…
New Home, New Life
The story of Nicole’s SOS family started soon after January 2010. Following the fierce earthquake that ruined Haiti, almost 400 children arrived at…
Tuesday January 6, 2015
Family Strengthening Program helps entire village develop after Tsunami
10 years after the tsunami, young beneficiaries whose lives were changed beyond their wildest expectations, share their experiences of a challenging…
Monday December 29, 2014
From Victim to Role Model: Story of a Tsunami Survivor
Chantira is a seventeen-year old girl living in SOS Children’s Village Phuket, Thailand. The smile on her face does not remotely reflect the hard…
Friday December 26, 2014
Education in Kayankerny: a key to changing lives
It is the last house in the Kayankerny, Sri Lanka, village and is isolated and remote; as the unrelenting afternoon sun forces both adults and…
Tuesday December 23, 2014
Haiti: The Need For Education
In a country where nearly half the population is under the age of 18, education represents a major challenge for Haiti, but also one of the main…
Wednesday December 17, 2014
Haiti: Improving the Quality of Education
According to the United Nations, only 12% of Haiti’s already meagre public budget goes to national education and vocational training, which directly…
Watch: Tsunami - Ten Years On (Video)
This video interviews the people who were affected by the December 26, 2004 tsunami which killed over 230,000 people.
Friday December 12, 2014
Tsunami 10 years later
On December 26, 2004, an earthquake hit in the ocean off the coast of Sumatra. The result was a tsunami which killed over 230,000 people across 11…
Monday December 8, 2014
Air Transat’s Sun Auction raises $35,000 for SOS Children’s Villages
Air Transat is spreading the joy this holiday season to orphaned and abandoned children after raising over $35,000 for SOS Children’s Villages Canada…
Wednesday December 3, 2014
Outstanding success at event to support SOS Children's Villages in Gaza
Friends of SOS Children’s Villages Canada raise $11,000 to support of SOS children in Gaza.
Friday November 28, 2014
Orphaned by Ebola
After Blessing and Saye were orphaned by Ebola, they were sent to the Hawa Massaquoi Child Care Centre just outside of the capital city of Liberia,…
Tuesday November 25, 2014
Homeless at six months but now a visionary for the future
Helina’s mother scavenged hotel garbage for food. But when she fell sick and could no longer forage food, Helina and her brother had to fend for…
SOS Colombian teen awarded prestigious scholarship
A Colombian teenager is one step closer to achieving his dream after winning a prestigious scholarship. His goal, becoming a neurosurgeon.
Enhancing parenting skills with mobile phones in Sri Lanka
SOS Children’s Village Sri Lanka is empowering women through mobile technology.
Monday November 24, 2014
Video: Motherhood
Khun Krongtip has raised 34 children over the past 20 years and continues to be the loving, caring mother to all of them. Watch her story.
Friday November 21, 2014
Ebola Emergency Update - November 2014
Over the past eight months, the Ebola outbreak has heavily affected Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia and continues to threaten the social, political…
Thursday November 20, 2014
Educating students through technology in Tanzania
At the SOS School in Arusha, Tanzania, everybody benefits from our Tanzania's ICT for Development project a program that provides computer training
Tuesday November 18, 2014
What Can I Do? Making an Impact at Home - #putchildrenfirst
Selling dolls. Racing dragonboats. Drawing pictures. There are endless ways to have fun and help children in need
Friday November 14, 2014
A Life Turned Around: Lucia’s Story - #putchildrenfirst
Lucia is only ten, but she spent most of her life looking after her alcoholic parents until an SOS Children’s Village was built in her region and…
Wednesday November 12, 2014
Hope provided to orphaned children in the Philippines
After his parents and older brother were swept away by Typhoon Haiyan, Nico Melo has been living as an orphan under his grandmother’s care.
SOS Family Strengthening Program Makes a Difference for Ramani - #putchildrenfirst
Coming from a lower social class, Ramani found it extremely difficult to meet the needs of her children.
Monday November 10, 2014
Everyone can help to Put Children First! - #putchildrenfirst
With all of the global issues that we have been exploring over the last seven weeks, it can be easy to get discouraged
