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At SOS, we combine short-term aid and long-term guidance to strengthen families so they are better able to care for their children and to protect them from child labor, child trafficking and other threats to their safety.

 

Liberia

Wading through the waters

July 22 2019 - Two-thirds of people in Monrovia, Liberia's capital, live in makeshift homes built in lowlands and swamps. SOS Children’s Villages Liberia works with some 200 families to improve their living conditions.

Peru

How active fatherhood can change the world

July 3 2019 - The "Grow without Violence" program in Peru builds stronger families by supporting and engaging fathers.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Rebuilding a father-son relationship through family strengthening

July 1 2019 - Mirza*, 60, is a single father. Mirza got custody of his son when the boy was two years old and has raised him alone.

Bosnia & Herzegovina

A father struggles to cope with his own childhood

April 18 2019 - A young father in Srebrenica is struggling to come to terms with the effect of a childhood marked by domestic violence. Having the SOS team by his side has given him new hope that his own family can have a better future.

From Poverty to Empowered

Family strengthening and economic empowerment for Liberian woman and family

March 28 2019 - Decontee Zangar used to struggle to provide for her family. A single mother with five children and another child from her extended family, she sold crushed granite to survive. Today, she has a thriving business selling food.

Running a Family Business in Nepal

Family strengthening programs in Nepal

March 21 2019 - These are happy times in the Khatri household. The family business is thriving, and the children are doing well at school. Four years ago, the situation was very different.

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