Africa

Ethiopia

From abandoned to unconditionally loved: Two girls in Ethiopia find loving homes 

December 16 2024 - During her morning commute in Jimma, Ethiopia, Elfi heard a sound that stopped her in her tracks: the faint yet unmistakable cry of a newborn baby. 

Namibia

A childhood to be thankful for: Josefina’s story 

October 30 2024 - After her father fatally attacked her mother, he was incarcerated, leaving Josefina and her older sister grief-stricken and completely alone—without the love and protection of a parent. 

Nigeria

Swept away: A family’s struggle in flood-ravaged Borno State, Nigeria

October 10 2024 - On an otherwise peaceful morning in September, Zarah and her family awoke to the sound of an approaching disaster.

Morocco

Ibrahim: A Story of Hope

September 4 2024 - Ibrahim* was just 7 months old when he lost both his parents in the devastating Al Haouz earthquake in Morocco, leaving him with no one to care for him.

Sudan

“The children of Sudan suffer unimaginable difficulties, but their voices are often unheard.”

August 23 2024 - Children in Sudan face a dire humanitarian crisis after more than a year of civil war. On 1 August, famine was confirmed in Sudan’s North Darfur region, and elsewhere malnutrition is high.

Ethiopia

How foresight kept children and young people safe in the Tigray war

June 4 2024 - Nigus Hailu, program director of the SOS Children’s Village in Mekelle, the capital city of Tigray in northern Ethiopia, had a bad feeling about the deteriorating political situation in the region. He stockpiled food and equipped the children, young people and their caregivers with knowledge of what to do in case there was a conflict.