 The first "All Canadian" funded SOS Village and Kindergarten is being built in the impoverished north of Namibia. When completed, 120 orphaned and abandoned children will be cared for in loving family environments, and another 75 children given their first vital step in formal education. Learn more about how you can get involved in this historic SOS project. More... SOS Children’s Villages Canada launches a new program in South-West Mali to reduce cases of child abandonment and neglect by supporting vulnerable children and families. More... SOS Children's Villages Canada's new campaign to raise awareness of the role of the mother in orphaned and abandoned children's lives and what we do to help children in need  Northern Uganda has been in a state of emergency for 18 years due to the war brought about by the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA). The LRA kidnaps, abuses and kills children, attacking villages and refugee camps. In 2002, SOS Children's Villages started an emergency relief programme, which has in the meantime become an SOS Children's Village with supporting social and medical centres. Children there are still urgently in need of help! More... Since 2002, SOS Children's Villages India has been supporting hundreds of children in need with its community outreach programmes. These children from near the SOS Children's Villages come to the SOS Children's Village each day for informal education, a meal and the chance to play, care-free, with other children. More... SOS Children's Villages Canada is launching a 'Soccer for Development' program across Canada in 2006. The project is funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), and aims to engage children and youth across Canada with global issues through the medium of soccer. The project will harness the power of soccer to unite communities and educate about issues of peace, poverty and the challenges facing those in developing nations around the world. More...FIFA and its long-standing charity partner SOS Children’s Villages are proud to announce the success of their latest joint campaign, “Let’s Play, Let’s Build,” the official charity campaign of this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. More... |