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SOS Children in Gaza Carry Unavoidable Fears - #putchildrenfirst

The children of the Gaza Strip and of Israel have grown up with the constant threat of violence and learned to live with it

The Philippines: One Year After Super Typhoon Haiyan

SOS Children’s Villages has helped transform the lives for hundreds of women, children and families in Tacloban, Philippines after Super Typhoon…

Virginia’s New Start - #putchildrenfirst

Virginia was fourteen years old when she became pregnant with her first child. She was forced to marry the child’s father, who turned out to be…

Displaced in your own country - #putchildrenfirst

In the village of Sakoura in central Mali, Gnorguel Gambi and his family received nineteen unexpected houseguests

Every child deserves safety: Week Seven’s topic - #putchildrenfirst

War. Natural disasters. Exploitation. Violence. As we will explore this week for Put Children First, there are many things that threaten children’s…

Freedom for Reena, Manju and Suniti - #putchildrenfirst

Reena, a seventeen-year-old Indian girl, had never gone to school until she came to SOS at twelve, after her mother died and her father re-married

SOS Children's Villages Now Accepting Donations for Ebola Emergency Program

Your donation to SOS Children’s Villages Ebola Emergency Program will go toward working with orphaned or unaccompanied children and funding medical…

Ebola Threatens Education in West Africa

As the threat of Ebola continues to grow, the governments of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea have temporarily closed their schools.

Rebuilding lives after the Tsunami - #putchildrenfirst

"We hurriedly left our home and ran to save our lives." The waves swept over their house, and Chantira was the only one from her family left alive.

Ebola: Leaving Children Abandoned in West Africa

SOS Children’s Villages is offering help to orphaned and abandoned children who have lost a parent to Ebola.

Ebola: Medical Update

SOS Children’s Villages is continuing to implement strict precautionary measures to ensure all of our children stay safe from Ebola.

Finding strength after the Rwandan Genocide - #putchildrenfirst

Living in an SOS family helped not only orphaned children such as Agnes, but also adults like Bernadette Kabanyana and her SOS daughter Mathilde…

Week Six of Put Children First campaign highlights struggles of orphaned children - #putchildrenfirst

Caring for the vulnerable, orphaned, and abandoned children of the world is the main focus of SOS Children’s Villages, and this week’s theme

Medical expertise makes all the difference for young mothers - #putchildrenfirst

Few pregnant women in Zanzibar take a prenatal ultrasound, due to lack of awareness and poor healthcare services - a gap, according to the government…

Hermann Gmeiner Award 2014: Maya and Deepak Share Award Spotlight in Innsbruck

A lecturer from India and an architect from Nepal shared the spotlight in Innsbruck on 17 October when they were awarded SOS Children’s Villages…

Sapalo and his mother find reason to smile - #putchildrenfirst

By the time Sapalo was three, his father had passed away and his mother was frequently sick and very frail. Sapalo himself was often ill, and had not…

Help a mother, help her children: why maternal health is Week Five’s topic - #putchildrenfirst

Maternal health is crucial for the well-being of a child because, without a mother, the life of a child is at risk

New Hope and Health for Adán - #putchildrenfirst

Carmen’s house is called ‘Hatun Sonqo,’ or Big Heart, reflecting the bravery her SOS son Adán has shown in overcoming his health challenges

Medical treatment becomes a blessed reality for Loganayakan - #putchildrenfirst

Medical treatment is often unavailable to India’s children, fortunately for Loganayakan the SOS Medical Centre was there

A Lucky Escape from Malaria - #putchildrenfirst

Two year old Kathy saved from malaria thanks to SOS Medical Centre in Burundi

Preventing Child Mortality - #putchildrenfirst

The leading causes of death among children under five include pneumonia, preterm birth complication, intrapartum-related complications, diarrhoea and…

From domestic service at 6 years old to new life in an SOS family: Diane’s story

By the age of 6 she was moving from family to family working as a domestic servant in Burundi. Then she was put into an SOS family and her life…

Supporting Children and Families Facing Ebola

With a death toll from the Ebola outbreak rising, SOS Children’s Villages in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea continue to do everything it can to…

A prolific future for Sergio in Brazil - #putchildrenfirst

From the care of a SOS Children's Village in Brazil to teaching PC technology, networking and security at Connecting Futures, Sergio has come a long…

Opportunity for Chogyal

Chogyal, a smart, energetic young man, is happiest when he is at his working table. With help of the SOS Vocational Training he was able to pursue…