 March 12, 2010: SOS Children's Villages has decades of experience raising vulnerable children in Haiti and Chile. Emergency response is not the organization's primary mission in the 132 countries in which it operates. But when disasters such as the recent quakes in Haiti and Chile wreak devastation on children and families, SOS is there to help. Learn how you can help support SOS Children's Villages relief efforts... March 11, 2010: Nathalie Nozile is back in the SOS Children's Village of Santo on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince, in the home where she grew up. She really should be studying, with her graduation from the University of Florida only a few months away. You can help SOS Children's Villages in Haiti too... 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... |