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Benin Freelance employment

“Virtual Freelancing”: SOS Benin is helping to create a new generation of African digital entrepreneurs

With the support of SOS Benin, youth are learning how to become digital entrepreneurs. 75 students have already gone down this path with great…

Bolivia family

“My daughters are most important”: A mother makes a difficult decision and works hard to reach her goals

Gloria sells vegetables to earn a living and aspires one day to have her own bakery. But before this new beginning, she had to make a difficult…

India Kinship Care

Learning to carry the load lightly: With Kinship Care, a family learns to deal with loss and move forward

After loss and tragedy, young Jenish, his aunt Preeti, and the entire family are finding their way forward, with support from SOS India's Kinship…

Bolivia

A young mother escapes abuse to find her voice: “You can be, and have to be, brave no matter what”

Hilda's past holds abuse and abandonment. Today, thanks to support by SOS, Hilda has started a bakery and a business that enables her to support her…

Drought in Somaliland

Drought threatens livelihoods in Somaliland: Farmers like Farhiya are losing food and family stability

Farhiya’s farming success came in 2019, with support by SOS Somaliland. But the current drought is slowly reversing these gains, and she worries…

Space Places Good for Children in Emergencies

"Safe Places, Thriving Children": Young people lead the way to trauma-informed care

Earlier this month, youth with care experience presented training that is changing alternative care settings across Europe and calls for investment…

Austria Children from Ukraine

First days of school in Austria after fleeing Ukraine: A new home, a new language, the same lunch breaks

From a war zone to Pinkafeld in Austria. A school in Burgenland and SOS Austria work to integrate Ukrainian children and give them a sense of…

Family day in Somaliland

Despite hardship and loss, a mother is empowered to build a stable home for her 10 children: Hodan’s story

Empowered by the Family Strengthening Program of SOS Children’s Villages in Somaliland, Hodan grows her business and looks to the future with…

Ukraine child friendly location in Austria

New child-friendly space at Vienna Central Station: A place for children in crisis to be children again

Together with Caritas, SOS Children's Villages Austria runs a day centre for Ukraine refugees at Vienna’s main train station. A child-friendly space…

Uganda Early Childgood Education

Working together to enhance Early Childhood Development in Uganda: Foundation for a Bright Future

SOS Children’s Villages and partners are improving access to quality early childhood education for Uganda’s most vulnerable children through the…

Sengal Concerns for Food

The war in Ukraine is impacting food security and financial stability for families in West and Central Africa

West and Central Africa is now facing a food and nutrition crisis in its third consecutive year with 33.4 million people expected to be in need of…

India SOS Mothers

All my SOS Mothers: A young woman reflects on the two loving women that guided her childhood

Sneha grew up in an SOS Children’s Village in Assam, India, and was lucky to receive the love of two SOS mothers. In her own words, she describes…

Columbia Emergency Program

Responding to the needs of unaccompanied children in Colombia with temporary, family-based care

Venezuela’s descent into economic and political turmoil has pushed millions of Venezuelans to leave the country in search of better opportunities.

Leaving care in Namibia

Theresa finds family at SOS Namibia: Now she’s a young woman on the brink of a bright future

At SOS Namibia, young Theresa found a home, and the encouragement to finish school. Now she is leaving care, with training and skills to embrace her…

School in India

Muskan becomes the first girl to go to college from her village: “She’s an inspiration to all girls”

17-year Muskan is determined to make her way in the world. With willfullness and a hunger strike, she has become the first girl from her village to…

Kenya youth in care

When the world falls apart: SOS Kenya cultivates a better future for three young sisters

Through the support of SOS Children’s Villages in Kenya, Sharon can now continue her education and work while her two younger sisters are well cared…

Bolivia family supported

The gift of being together: Six siblings reunited at SOS Bolivia enjoy new family life

The Alvarez siblings lived apart in foster care for many years before all 6 were reunited at SOS Bolivia. Now they enjoy family life and renewed…

Earth Day Globe

Climate change, poverty and our children’s future: A global crisis that requires local investment

In this interview, Dr. Kira Vinke explains why poverty can be a direct result of climate change and why families and children are hard hit by this…

Tibet children

Two girls guide each other in a Tibetan Children’s Village: "Lives that shine with a little push"

Pema and Leki are close friends in a Tibetan Children’s Village in Suja, India, a unique village for Tibetan refugees that is part of the SOS…

Nigeria students in Ukraine

From Nigeria to Ukraine to Romania: They came for education, and had to run for their lives

These young, Nigerian siblings were studying in Ukraine when the war started. They share their feelings and experiences, and their undeterred plans…

Ukraine Support

Zeifmans proud to support SOS Children’s Villages’ Ukraine relief work

Zeifmans is proud to support children and families impacted by the war in Ukraine through SOS Children’s Villages’ emergency relief work in the…

Liberia Education

Facing the education crisis head-on in Liberia: Business as usual is no longer an option

Liberia has one of the world's highest levels of dropped-out school children, with an estimated 15 percent not in class. SOS Liberia is responding to…

Belgium keeping siblings together

Following Belgium’s legislation to keep siblings together in care, several European countries follow suit

One year after Belgium passed a law giving siblings the right not to be separated in alternative care, a number of countries across Europe are…

Climate Change and food security

Climate protection and child protection go hand in hand: Green projects mitigate impacts

SOS Children’s Villages supports families around the world in regions particularly affected by climate change – such as East Africa, Zambia, and…

Ukraine Displaced Children

Displaced Ukrainian children find refuge in SOS Children’s Villages across Europe

SOS Children’s Villages is well positioned to care for and shelter children and families crossing the Ukraine border through our network in…