New Global Partnership Between Radisson Hotel Group™ and SOS Children's Villages
We are pleased to announce a new global partnership between Radisson Hotel Group™ and SOS Children’s Villages to support the most vulnerable children…
Thursday June 7, 2018
SOS Children’s Villages to Inaugurate New Village in Greece
The country’s financial crisis prompts the expansion of care for children and support for at-risk families on Crete
Thursday May 24, 2018
A Mother Like No Other - SOS Mother Joumana
“My favourite part of the day is when the children come back from school,” Joumana, SOS mother, SOS Children’s Village Bhersaf in Lebanon.
Wednesday May 9, 2018
A Mother Like No Other - SOS Mother Lama
“It is the best accomplishment ever when you become the light in a little child’s life,” Lama, SOS mother, SOS Children’s Village Saboura in Syria.
A Mother Like No Other - SOS Mother Malani
“I’m really happy, and I like to face all of the challenges and find solutions. I cannot express in words what it means to be an SOS mother."
Life as an SOS Mother
Q and A with Mama Sarah, an SOS mother from SOS Children’s Village, Gulu in northern Uganda. In this conversation she reflects on her role,…
A Mother Like No Other - SOS Mother Fidaa
“I believe education is a cornerstone to help children overcome their challenges,” Fidaa, SOS mother, SOS Children’s Village Bethlehem
Tuesday May 8, 2018
Love Secures One Child’s Future
Every time SOS mother Zelia looks through the window to watch her children playing in the front yard, she can hardly believe the change in Edricio
Monday May 7, 2018
Poverty in India: Facts and figures on the daily struggle for survival
Two-thirds of people in India live in poverty living on less than $2 a day. This makes the Indian subcontinent one of the poorest countries in…
Thursday April 19, 2018
For a Mother and Her Children, Hope Restored
“I never knew the meaning of hardship until my husband passed away,” says Lungile, a single mother who lives in Malagwane, Swaziland
Tuesday April 17, 2018
SOS Tunisia Inaugurates its Digital House
The Digital House will introduce children to technology as an essential learning tool for a digital era where the speed and breadth of knowledge is…
Friday April 13, 2018
Tharushi is a Bundle of Joy
"I am 7-years-old and I am studying in grade one. I love to go to school because I have so many friends there."
Tuesday April 10, 2018
Siblings Find Love After Abuse and Neglect
Tulela and her siblings were birthed to a single mother who had an alcohol problem. She would leave the three children all by themselves with nothing…
Child Care Spaces for Rohingya Refugee Children
Starting in March 2018, SOS Children’s Villages Bangladesh opened five child care spaces to help Rohingya children at one of several refugee camps in…
Wednesday March 21, 2018
In Ukraine the Displaced Help the Displaced
Many of the SOS Children’s Villages staff who help vulnerable families in Ukraine are themselves casualties of the conflict
Friday March 16, 2018
The Bafana Family
“I had not been feeling well for a while, but I did not go to the doctor,” says Bafana. “Between using the little money I had on myself and providing…
Friday March 9, 2018
Dream Mountains 2018 Everest Base Trek
When Canadian businessman Shawn Dawson set out to climb the highest peak on each of the seven continents, he felt it would be more meaningful if hi
Tuesday March 6, 2018
The House of Twins
The SOS family living in the seventh house down the village path in Niamey, Niger, isn't really like any other household. Eight children live there,…
SOS Children’s Villages Canada Responds to Budget 2018
SOS Children’s Villages Canada applauds new investments aimed at advancing gender equality in Canada and around the world in Budget 2018
Friday March 2, 2018
Helping Children and Families in Somaliland
When Halimo and her family arrived at Hargeisa, Somaliland's capital, she sold their last goat for $10. The rest of the family goats, sheep and…
Thursday February 22, 2018
Statement on Child Safeguarding and Reporting
SOS Children’s Villages operates in 135 countries and territories including societies devastated by war, political unrest, epidemics or natural…
Canadian bloggers Share Their Experience Visiting SOS Children’s Villages Programs
In November, Air Transat sent four Canadian bloggers on a different kind of trip to the Dominican Republic – one that would change their views of…
Tuesday February 13, 2018
Photo Essay: 7 Years of War in Syria
As Syria enters its eighth year of war in March, SOS Children’s Villages continues to support at-risk children and families and has expanded its…
Thursday February 8, 2018
One Year Later, the Family is Closer Than Ever
One year ago, SOS mother Nicole welcomed four new children in her family in SOS Children’s Village Yamoussoukro: Fiona, Denis, Dina and a three-year-…
Monday January 15, 2018
Sickness, Setbacks and Triumphs: SOS Alum Tells his Story in a New Book
Veliano Tembo says he has learnt many lessons in life, but two are the most important – not to judge the present as a precursor for the future and…
Tuesday January 9, 2018