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
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
