The joys behind being an SOS uncle
Providing children with behavioural and social disabilities an opportunity to develop independence through the care of qualified support.
Tuesday June 16, 2015
The virtual doctor is in
SOS uses telemedicine to deliver medical services to remote areas in Benin. Elias, 9, was in desperate need of a doctor. Read how telemedicine helped…
Thursday June 11, 2015
Rashid eases into peaceful SOS family life
Rashid grew up in a family of 17. After losing his father, it was a constant battle for the bare necessities. That's when SOS stepped in to offer its…
Monday June 8, 2015
Nepal Earthquake Update - June 4
Over a month has passed since the deadly earthquake in Nepal. SOS is on the ground helping children and families affected by this disaster.
Thursday June 4, 2015
SOS Youth Facilities Offer Invaluable Support and Opportunity
SOS Youth Facilities offers the opportunity for SOS Youth to live in a group home alongside a youth worker in order to live a more independent life,…
Tuesday June 2, 2015
Horseback-riding therapy in Paraguay is helping children with special needs
In SOS Children’s Village Panambi in Paraguay, horse therapy is helping the development of children living with physical and mental disabilities
Friday May 29, 2015
An Example of Inclusion and Tolerance in Jimma, Ethiopia
With a diverse range of religious and cultural beliefs, most notably Muslim and Christian, children at SOS Jimma learn to respect and participate in…
Thursday May 28, 2015
Child Care Space Offer Safety for Parents
Child Care Space set up by SOS Children’s Villages in the relief camp in Bhaktapur, Nepal is helping children and families.
Wednesday May 27, 2015
Burundi Alert: Grenade Attack Kills SOS Youth
Bujumbura, Nepal – A 24-year-old SOS youth has died after an unknown assailants threw grenades into a market in Burundi’s capital, Bujumbura
Tuesday May 26, 2015
The Situation in Nepal: A Need for Help
More than two weeks after the 7.9 magnitude earthquake in Nepal, and following a second earthquake of 7.3 magnitude, the situation in Nepal is still…
Wednesday May 13, 2015
Nepal Earthquake: A New 7.3 Earthquake in Nepal
This morning, May 12th, a new earthquake with a magnitude of 7.3 struck the Sindhupalchawk district of Nepal, northeast of Kathmandu. This is an area…
Tuesday May 12, 2015
An Inside Look at the Emergency Relief Camp in Kavre, Nepal
Take a tour of the SOS Children's Villages' camp in Kavre, Nepal where SOS Youth and volunteers are helping care for the injured.
Wednesday May 6, 2015
SOS Children’s Village Jorpati in Nepal: Providing Special Care and Opportunities
SOS Children’s Village Jorpati in Nepal serves as a home for children with special needs that come from all over the country.
Tuesday May 5, 2015
Toddler Sujal finds safety and comfort at SOS Emergency Relief camps
Sindhupalchowk is one of the most devastated districts in Nepal. One of these victims is two-and-a-half year old Sujal.
Monday May 4, 2015
SOS Child-Friendly Space provides support for Ayesha in Nepal
Ten-year-old Ayesha is enjoying a few moments of laughter as she plays with building blocks in the SOS Child Friendly Space in Hasiddhi, Nepal.
Nepal Earthquake Emergency Through Pictures
These 12 pictures reveal some of the work SOS Children’s Villages has been able to provide as Nepal struggles with the disaster:
Saturday May 2, 2015
International adoptions and the Nepal earthquake
While Canadians cannot adopt children from Nepal, SOS Children’s Villages Canada still believes international adoption in Nepal is an important issue…
Friday May 1, 2015
Statement from SOS Children's Villages Canada on international adoptions from Nepal
Canadians may be inclined to consider adopting children from Nepal who have been affected by this disaster. SOS believes that international adoption…
Thursday April 30, 2015
Nepal Earthquake: News from an SOS worker on the ground
Report from Shubha Murthi, SOS Children's Villages International Director Region Asia, on the SOS Relief Camp and Child Care Space, Kavre
Nepal Earthquake Emergency: SOS Children's Villages is delivering relief, but more help is crucial
While the death toll continues to climb over 5,000, SOS Children’s Villages is providing emergency relief to as many survivors as possible.
Transat and SOS Children's Villages aid Nepalese earthquake victims
Nearly $33,000 raised in recent days as part of promotional auction on Twitter will go to SOS Children's Villages disaster relief work in Nepal…
Wednesday April 29, 2015
Nepal Earthquake: A Canadian writes from Nepal
Scott Kirby, a volunteer for SOS Children's Villages, describes his experience on the ground in the immediate aftermath of the earthquake in Nepal.
Bhaktapur: from cremations to saving lives
In Bhaktapur, there is such a demand for timber for cremations that the forestry department is trying its best for to supply more cremation firewood.
Canadian government announces match for Nepal earthquake relief
The government of Canada have announced that it will match any donation made by Canadians to support the relief efforts in Nepal.
Tuesday April 28, 2015
Nepal Earthquake Emergency: SOS children and mothers lend a helping hand in times of emergency
In the relief camps set up by SOS Children’s Villages throughout Nepal, children and families affected by the earthquake are being cared for by SOS…
