Child Abandonment
Jessica Alba’s Swarovski Denim Jacket at Auction.
Friday, September 28th, 2007Jessica Alba is beautiful, successful, and giving. Currently starring in “Good Luck, Chuck”, and independent film, “Bill”, Jessica Alba started her career many years ago, at the age of 12. Her roles have appropriately featured her more and more prominently, and she is confirmed to be an actress in 3 or 4 films in the […]
World Orphan Week Auctions Celebrity Denim Jackets with Swarovski.
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007Celebrity designed denim jackets have arrived for World Orphan Week! Swarovski, which I have always known as the beautiful stores that feature bold blues and reds to highlight their beautiful crystals, has partnered with some top-notch celebrities, some of whom I think are just beginning very long, successful careers in entertainment. These celebrities have come […]
Caring for Orphans and Abandoned children in a war zone
Friday, August 3rd, 2007On June 4th, 2007, clashes between the Lebanese Army and the Jund al-Sham militant group in Sidon, Lebanon, forced abandoned and orphaned children from SOS Children’s Village Sferai and youngsters from SOS youth homes in a suburb of Saida to remain in the relative safety of their homes.
SOS Children’s Village Sferai was affected by the […]
Children’s Villages Rescues Abandoned Child
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007Escaping 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, 2007Mama 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, 2007It 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 […]
Abandoned Twins find a New home with SOS children’s Village Bissau
Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007The 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 […]
SOS Children’s Villages Strive to Prevent Child Abandonment
Thursday, June 28th, 2007SOS Children’s Villages aim to prevent child abandonment through family strengthening programs in addition to providing loving homes for orphaned and abandoned children. The SOS Villages’ Social Center aid programs have proven to strengthen the neighborhood families on a long term basis by assisting them in rising above the poverty level while imparting valuable skills […]
Preventing Child Abandonment through Family Strengthening
Thursday, June 28th, 2007Samah is one of many local mothers that have built a strong relationship with the SOS Children’s Village in Gaza. As one of the first graduates of the Gaza Social Center family strengthening program, Samah has since founded her own home-based sewing company and been able to provide protection and shelter for her two […]
