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Medical Center in Gode, Ethiopia, an Oasis for Children

Medical Center in Gode, Ethiopia, an Oasis for Children

February 3, 2012: In a small town called Gode in Eastern Ethiopia, a young mother named Hamdi nears the front of the line to see a doctor. It's late afternoon. She has been waiting all day with her two-year-old daughter Yusra, but the SOS Medical Center is always busy and the doctor always occupied. Now at last, her turn has come. Learn how SOS is aiding child health care in Ethiopia...
Ethiopia

Donkey Carts Help Families Recover in Ethiopia

February 1, 2012: It's 4:30 in the afternoon and the local water source from the Shebelle River near Gode town is crowded with children and their donkey carts. Rahmo, 12, and her younger brother finished school earlier and are helping their mother to collect a barrel of water for the family. Learn more about how SOS donkey carts provide relief in Ethiopia...
Looming Famine in West Africa Threatens Children and Families

Looming Famine in West Africa Threatens Children and Families

January 19, 2012: Millions of families, especially children, are at risk of severe malnutrition from a looming food crisis that is expected to hit Western Africa’s Sahel region as early as February. Learn more about the looming crisis...
Deciding Who Eats in Congo: Children or Parents?

Deciding Who Eats in Congo: Children or Parents?

January 10, 2012: In Kinshasa, the capital of Africa’s mineral-rich Congo, low salaries and exorbitant food prices mean that families must choose who eats each day. Learn more about poverty in the Congo...
Medical Services - SOS Children's Villages - Kenya

Supplying Key Medicines to Help Kenya’s Drought Victims

December 14, 2011: Dennis Mwaniki, a new community health nurse, has a lot on his plate. Stationed in the northern Kenyan town of Marsabit for his first nursing job, he finds himself in the middle of a three-year-drought. Read more about medical care in Kenya...