 Sarah Deredza and her young brother and sister were travelling through Zimbabwe with their ailing mother. Their father had died and the family was struggling to survive. Sarah's mother eventually brought the children to Harare in search of relatives who might be able to help them. Read more... After the death of his father when he was four, Tumanie Mannaeh’s mother struggled to raise five children alone, but extreme poverty threatened them all. Read more... A bright future beckons Laxmi Rajak who, once stigmatized in her community for being the daughter of a wash man, received an opportunity from SOS Children's Villages to study at SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Sanothimi in Nepal. Today, the teenager is pursuing an International Baccalaureate Diploma in Great Britain. Read more... Lechesa was an extremely shy child when he arrived at SOS Children's Village Lesotho thirteen years ago. He was most comfortable sitting alone in a corner and only responded to direct questions. Lechesa, now twenty-six years old, is a successful young entrepreneur. The success of his business is largely due to his determination, discipline and hard work. Read more... Sam Mbugua is a true testament to the possibilities SOS Children's Villages provides to orphaned and abandoned children around the world. Sam, orphaned at the age of three in Kenya, credits his success to his upbringing in SOS Children's Villages.
Read more... Tiphanie, a 16-year-old from SOS Children's Village Calais in France, is an exceedingly talented swimmer. Although she didn't qualify for the French Olympic team, she received a very special ticket to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. She will also meet with Chinese youth and participate in a humanitarian project. Read more about Tiphanie's inspiring story... Ask 25-year-old Zaoro about his future plans and he will tell you, "... I'll do what every graduate does, I'll start looking for a job!" This former SOS child has lived independently since 2006, and has just finished his studies in chemistry. Everyone is proud of him. He is the first person from SOS Guinea to graduate from university. Read more... Today, Marcelino runs a silkscreen printing workshop on the outskirts of Estelí, a neighborhood where most of his neighbors are also former SOS youths. Now thirty-seven years old, Marcelino remembers joining the SOS Children's Village Estelí at the age of four. Read more... Klaus, who grew up at an SOS Children's Villages in Austria, is now a successful advertising executive who gives back to SOS Children's Villages. "I wouldn't be who I was if it wasn't for SOS," he says. Read more of Klaus' story... |