 02/02/2012 – Tackling youth unemployment by dining at a Marriott hotel has made the process of charitable giving extremely appetising to diners across Europe. For every lunch or dinner purchased during February the hotel chain will donate €1 to SOS Youth Programmes.
More... 13/01/2011 - Early warning systems indicate famine is imminent in parts of Mali, northern Burkina Faso and parts of Senegal. Insufficient and erratic rainfall has led to a poor harvest as food reserves reach critically low levels across the Sahel. SOS Children's Villages is there.
More... With over half the population of Haiti under the age of 18, the crisis in Haiti is very much a children’s crisis. The reconstruction of Haiti continues to be a complex undertaking. SOS has been in the region for 34 years, and is here for the long haul. More... He had to go far from home to find this much wood and he would have been struggling through the heat of the day, and on rocky pathways through the plains.
More... Of all the jobs I saw children doing, this is the one job that I would have enjoyed doing. The boys sell water to households around town. They wander through the main and back streets of town with their barrel of water strapped on a donkey cart calling out to neighbours. More... These girls have already started their day collecting wheelbarrows full of gravel for the family. It could be sold or collected for family use. More... The shoe shine boy walks around town with an empty paint can containing his brush, shoe polish and rags. More... But life in town was very difficult and many lost their lives and livelihood because of the prolonged drought. More... 03/01/2012 - On 12 January 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti claiming the lives of more than 230,000 people and affecting three million others. Significant progress has been made in reconstructing Haiti. Nevertheless, the country remains closer to a state of emergency and not close enough to a path of stability and a future that offers opportunities. In 2011, SOS Children's Villages helped to address the problem and began constructing new schools and expanded long-term social programmes for children and families. More... 02/01/2012 - All the children, SOS mothers and co-workers of the SOS Children's Village in Puducherry are safe after it was hit by cyclone 'Thane' on New Year eve. Due to the high-velocity winds, some family houses have been heavily damaged. More... |