 Thousands of children in the Sudan region have already experienced a terrible disaster: total separation from their families. And in mere days it will get worse for them. More...SOS has been asked to provide shelter and care for unaccompanied children, to offer them psychological support, and to help reunite them with their families. 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... 4/1/2012 - Stigmatization of illegitimate children, poverty, health insurance and children without birth certificates are just some of the challenges being addressed in SOS Children's Villages in modern day Bosnia and Herzegovina.
More... But life in town was very difficult and many lost their lives and livelihood because of the prolonged drought. More... In a community with a collapsing economy, housing is amount the last things a family will spend money on- the need for food and water take priority. More... For people in Gode and the surrounding area, families were vulnerable due to extreme poverty. More... |