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'You can't see into village life from a book'

"You can't see into village life from a book"

The training of future SOS mothers for Latvia's second SOS Children's Village in Valmiera - held in the first village in Islice - shows that exchange of knowledge is not a one-way street. More...
Sintija's Secret Game

Sintija's Secret Game

When eleven-year-old Sintija went to the local post office and was able to take some old documents back home with her, she had no idea what to do with them. But when her mother gave her stamps for children as a present, she instantly knew what they were for. More...
Slow Starting Andris Walks Quickly

Slow Starting Andris Walks Quickly

The most difficult thing to learn is the technique of walking. "Two points of the leg must have the contact with the ground - the toes and the heel," explains 10-year-old Andris. More...
Santa, the Elected Editor-in-Chief

Santa, the Elected Editor-in-Chief

"We had the voting and I won the elections! I really wanted that position and I'm happy now," she says. More...