Statement of SOS Children's Villages: The needs of unaccompanied children in Haiti

04/02/2010 - At least 20 of the 33 children brought to the SOS Children's Village in Santo in Port-au-Prince for temporary alternative care have at least one living parent. While there is not yet confirmation of how many of these children that were to be taken to the Dominican Republic have parents, guardians or family members to care for them, what is clear is that most of the children are not "orphans". More...

Haiti: SOS Children's Villages takes care of those 33 children who possibly became victims of child trafficking

31/01/2010 - Late evening on 29 January, the Haitian police have arrested ten U.S. citizens caught trying to take 33 children out of Haiti to the Dominican Republic in a suspected illicit adoption scheme, authorities said on Saturday. The suspects could neither show official papers confirming the identity of the children nor any official permission for bringing the children out of the country. On 30 January in the evening, the Haitian Social Ministry entrusted those 33 children (aged three months to twelve years) to the care of SOS Children's Villages. More...

Working in the Best Interest of Haiti’s Orphans

28/01/2010 - Haiti’s ‘earthquake orphans’ have brought out the best in Canadians, prompted many to say “Bring them to us. We’ll adopt.” We cannot adopt them all into Canada. Even if we could, adopting children from Haiti may not always be in the best interests of the children. More...

Donations to Emergency Relief Matched

Emergency Distribution of Food

27/01/2010 - The emergency relief effort by SOS Children's Villages is reaching more and more children. Several SOS community centres have been reactivated and new ones are being opened to provide care and basic supplies for children during the day. 28 unaccompanied children are currently receiving care directly at the SOS Children's Village in Santo, and more are coming every day. More...

SOS Children's Villages' relief programmes in Haiti to reach up to 40,000 people

22/01/2010 - After careful assessment of the situation on the ground and available resources, SOS Children's Villages' relief teams have developed a plan for the weeks months to come. More...