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The world needs more mothers like her

Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008

Twenty-five years of selfless service and devotion. Twenty-two caring loving children enabled to succeed in life. That’s the résumé of an Ammadam, India-area spinster who has given a considerable amount of time and effort to her many loving children whom she has spent the last quarter of a decade caring for.
Mary is an SOS mother […]

In the news: SOS Thrissur celebrates

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

The world is certainly in need of some good news of positive happenings. This past weekend, SOS Children’s Villages Thrissur celebrated their silver jubilee this past Sunday, or their 25th anniversary. Founded in 1985, the village of Thrissur is home to over 250 orphaned and abandoned children. SOS Kinderdorf International president Helmut Kutin was on […]

Cycling for Funding SOS Children.

Friday, December 14th, 2007

Cycling isn’t my thing. But I’ve known countless people who have biked long distances through park trails, others who have ridden through mud, dirt, and rocks in the mountains, others who race as part of triathlons and other events, and even more people who just like to go for a relaxing ride once in a […]

Antique Vehicle Parade for Hanoi Children’s Village Orphans

Monday, October 22nd, 2007

Sofitel Metropole Hanoi, a hotel in Hanoi, Vietnam organized an antique vehicle parade that will be showing off as many as 22 collector’s vehicles. The vehicles will start the parade route at the hotel and go through the streets of the SOS Children’s Village in Hanoi. Best yet, the parade will help raise money to […]

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 […]

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 […]