Archive for July, 2007

Cambodian Aids orphans at SOS Children’s Villages

Tuesday, July 31st, 2007

In addition to providing loving homes for orphaned and abandoned children, SOS Children’s Villages seeks to build stronger communities. They do so by creating family strengthening programs which provide families with the confidence and skills needed to care for their own children, which aids to decrease child abandonment. A leading example in building a stronger […]

Second SOS Children’s Villages in Azerbaijan opens its doors

Friday, July 27th, 2007

The second SOS children’s Village in Azerbaijan was inaugurated on the 25th of June, 2007. The village which holds 14 family houses, three ancillary houses and a playground is located in the northern Azeri town of Ganja. Currently the village is home to 31 abandoned and orphaned children, while the maximum capacity of 112 is […]

Children’s Villages Rescues Abandoned Child

Tuesday, July 24th, 2007

Escaping a Living Death
 ”It was like he was waiting to die”.  Four year old John was found abandoned and alone in his brother’s house in the poorest area of Western Uganda. We learned later that John had been abandoned as a child by his mother, and his brother was all he had left.  Now a […]

18 Years of caring for Abandoned Children and Orphans

Friday, July 20th, 2007

Mama Zakia has been an SOS Children’s Village Mother in Amman, Jordan for 18 years.  She is one of the longest serving SOS mothers at the SOS Children’s Village in the capital city Amman, which opened its doors in 1987.  Since then, Mama Zakia has raised 20 orphan children, most of who have successful lives, […]

Orphans and Abandoned Children Aspire to Greatness

Tuesday, July 17th, 2007

It is rare to come across a child who is confident, bold and courageous, let alone one that is and has undergone abandonment. Milan, a five year old boy from Nepal, is one of these rare cases. At SOS Children’s Village Jorpati, Ranjeeta an SOS employee speaks of Milan’s fiery charisma.
Milan arrived at SOS […]

SOS Childrens Villages Saves Child Victimized by Ugandan Civil War

Friday, July 13th, 2007

At the age of twelve, Otto was an innocent victim of the 20-year civil war in Uganda and suffered terrible facial wounds from a bullet. Today, thanks to SOS Children’s Villages and the generosity of medical personnel, Otto is regaining his lost childhood.
To see 16-year-old Otto bent over a desk with his teacher going over […]

SOS Orphans find refuge in soccer

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

In the SOS village of Oberá, Argentina, the children’s meeting point is the village’s greenest areas, which happen to be their favorite place in the entire site. Here, the children gather regularly to indulge in a traditional game of soccer. Rest assured that for the past 26 years of the Obera village’s existence […]

SOS mothers - caring for orphaned children

Friday, July 6th, 2007

An SOS mother is a child’s sponsor, primary caretaker, protector, and loving home provider. She is furthermore a graduate of an extensive training program with SOS Children’s Villages. Within her safe loving home that she provides, she seeks to create strong and dependable relationships with all her sponsored children. This relationship calls for a co-dependent […]

Abandoned Twins find a New home with SOS children’s Village Bissau

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

The love and care at SOS Children’s villages gives new chances to abandoned and orphan children. This is a story of the love and care that abandoned baby twins Silvano and Silvino received at SOS Children’s Village Bissau as their second welcome to the world.
Children in Guinea-Bissau are not only vulnerable because of poverty […]