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For various reasons parents cannot always adequately care for their children, we support such parents. Some children end up alone without parents, we care for such children.

The following news items highlight the facts, evolving issues and developments that impact on the people we help across the globe.     

"If he is doing it, It must be good" - Dante, Champions League footballer and family man@ P. Witmann

Children win the Champions League Final

23/05/2013 – Dante, a defender for Bayern Munich FC, tells why family is so important to him. The Brazilian become an SOS Ambassador after frequent visits to the SOS Children’s Village in his home town. “I come from a modest background myself. I’ve made it, and I want to help other children do the same. More...
Transat and SOS Children’s Villages launch a new blog about SOS Mothers

Transat and SOS Children’s Villages launch a new blog about SOS Mothers

Transat A.T. Inc. and SOS Children’s Villages, the world’s largest charity dedicated to the welfare of orphaned and abandoned children, have joined forces to create a new blog about SOS Mothers
Amanda Lang Visits SOS Children's Villages Jamaica

Amanda Lang Visits SOS Children's Villages Jamaica

This past winter, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation senior business correspondent Amanda Lang made a visit to the SOS Children’s Village Barrett Town in Kingston, Jamaica
Mother's Day Cards for SOS Mothers

Mother's Day Cards for SOS Mothers

Who gives SOS Mothers a Mother’s Day card? Friends and supporters of SOS Children's Villages Canada.
In emergencies SOS Children's villages cares for children ©REUTERS/Jason Lee, www.alertnet.org

Earthquake in China: SOS Children's Villages ready to help

22/04/2013 – A massive earthquake hit the Sichuan Province in China on Saturday 20 April 2013. Just 100 km from the epicentre. Children and SOS mothers felt the the earth shake at SOS Children’s Village Chengdu. As in 2008, after a more deadly earthquake hit the same area, SOS Children’s Villages has offered its help. More...
Photo: C. Ngo Biyack

Central African Republic: SOS Children's Village looted

16/04/2013 - After the rebel coalition known as Seleka assumed power in the Central African Republic (CAR), more fighting has erupted in the capital Bangui. The civilian population is becoming the victim of attacks and lootings. The SOS Children’s Village in Bangui has fallen victim to the on-going unrest.. More...
SOS Children’s Villages Canada President Receives Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal

SOS Children’s Villages Canada President Receives Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal

22/03/2013 - The Senate of Canada was the site of a celebration of giving and changing children’s lives. On March 22, 2013, SOS Children’s Villages Canada President and CEO Boyd McBride was presented a Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal. More...
Photo: Adel Samara

No end in sight to conflict in Syria

15/03/2013 - Two years after the conflict in Syria first began there are still no signs of peace. The UNHCR reports over a million people who have fled to neighbouring countries and countries in Northern Africa so far, half of them children. In Syria itself there are more than two million displaced persons. More...
Settling in to a new life in Chapata, Zambia

Settling in to a new life in Chipata, Zambia

Thomas and Jacob are five year old twins who have just come to live at the new SOS Children's Village in Chipata. Hear how Mandiwa, their new SOS mother is helping them to settle into a new life. More...
Mali Emergancy Program

Children and families in Mali are in trouble

To help the most vulnerable children and families in Mali, SOS Children’s Villages is starting a new emergency program to support children and families affected by the armed conflict in the east. More...
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