Asia and Oceania

Economic Empowerment for Recent SOS Graduate

Economic empowerment and employability for recent SOS graduate in Indonesia

March 18 2019 - Monalisa Ariska is confident that she has a bright future ahead of her. The young Indonesian woman dreams of becoming a lecturer one day – and she credits YouthCan! with teaching her not to be afraid to reach for what she wants.

Help for Children in Need

Children in need supported while displace in Iraq

January 14 2019 - SOS Children’s Villages extends its family strengthening support to reach more conflict-affected families in the Kurdistan Region

Child Abandonment to Budding Actor

Child at risk blooms into aspiring actor

January 3 2019 - As a child growing up in SOS Children’s Village Kavre in Nepal, Rupesh Lama would mesmerize the other children by acting out fantastic stories. He would have his SOS family laughing hysterically with his jokes and character impressions.

From homeless to hopeful

From homeless to hopeful

December 13 2018 - Aisha and Wazo found themselves alone on the street one day. Being only five and four years old, the sisters did not know their way home. They cried out for their mother—but she was gone. They had been abandoned. 

Surviving the Trauma of Syria’s War

Surviving the Trauma of Syria’s War

December 13 2018 - More than half of Saleh’s 10-year-old life has been about one thing—war. War took his father away leaving behind only a bloody pair of boots. Saleh keeps them in his closet as his only reminder. “How long will the war last?” he wonders. “Will I see my friends again? Would they even recognize me?” 

Abandoned Children find new home at SOS Children's Villages India

Child abandonment turns into prosperous future for two sisters

December 11 2018 - A shopkeeper spotted the two girls wandering alone at the train station in Faridabad, India. He kept an eye on them, wondering if their parents or relatives were close by. Three hours passed. No one came.