Americas

Family strengthening programs for incarcerated parents in Peru

February 13 2019 - One in four children at the SOS Children’s Village Ayacucho, Peru is in need of quality child care because their parents are in prison.

SOS USA CEO Neil Ghosh writes for Stanford Social Innovation Review

February 8 2019 - Across the globe, families are crumbling. Violence, poverty and discrimination obstruct parents from providing their children with food, shelter, safety and education—and often leave children with no family to care for them at all.

Decathlete pursues Olympic dream

February 4 2019 - As a child, Jorge Mena was running around the streets of Panama City, begging for money to buy his next meal. Today, Jorge is still running, but now - as a decathlete - thousands of people are cheering him on.

A mother seizes the opportunity to learn

January 29 2019 - Edilia and her family live in a remote area in Guatemala. The family had to cope with many difficulties when they met the SOS team.

January 29 2019 - For the NFL's "My Cause My Cleats" campaign this past season, Atlanta Falcons wide receive Calvin Ridley supported SOS Children's Villages Florida.

Women's empowerment and economic empowerment for women in Peru

November 29 2018 - In Ayacucho, Peru, a group of entrepreneurial women are changing their future using inherited knowledge as a source for a better future.