 March 10, 2010: SOS has been running a Children's Village in Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, for decades. Despite the intermittent forced closings and relocations that are characteristic of a region wracked by long-time civil war, local SOS Children's Villages staff have persisted in keeping the children under its care safe. Tragically, some SOS staff have lost their lives carrying out this mission. Help SOS Children's Villages help Somalia's vulnerable children... March 8, 2010: The news and events of the last two months have been harsh, with earthquakes ravaging whole cities, and families and children suffering. While we continue to respond to these situations in force, we also are taking a moment to reflect on women, mothers and girls around the world. Join us on a brief walk through International Women's Day. Learn more about International Women's Day... March 3, 2010: With 13 SOS Children’s Villages throughout Chile, some of the charity’s homes, schools, and training centers suffered structural damage from that nation’s powerful February 27 earthquake. Fortunately, all SOS children and staff are safe. Learn how you can help Chile's SOS Children's Villages... March 1, 2010: An emergency unlike any in Chile’s history. Four SOS Children's Villages in the greater Concepcion area are ready to immediately provide temporary shelter for unaccompanied children and to support reunification with families. As it is doing for earthquake victims in Haiti, SOS is using its decades of experience delivering emergency aid to children and families to create a plan to help victims of Chile's terrible disaster. Learn how you can help SOS Children's Villages in Chile... February 19, 2010: When asked who her mother was by SOS Children's Villages staff in Santo, Haiti, the toddler pointed to the older girl next to her. That girl is 17-year-old Gisele, a traumatized teenager who can barely manage on her own. Learn more about how SOS is caring for children in Haiti... February 17, 2010: Best-selling author Alexander McCall Smith, the Scottish writer whose gentle stories about life in Botswana have put that country on the map for millions of readers around the world, owes one of his characters to SOS Children's Villages. Read more about the inspirational SOS mother and her village... |