Eastern Europe

Greek Fire Relief Efforts from SOS Children’s Villages

Monday, September 10th, 2007

Geography is not my strong suit. When I sat down to write about the fires in Greece and the SOS Children’s Villages’ relief efforts there, I had to know where the fires were in relation to the villages already in Greece. There are already two villages in Greece, but neither is as far south as […]

Celebrate 100 SOS Children’s Villages in Europe

Friday, September 7th, 2007

Congratulations is in order! SOS Children’s Villages, already 450+ villages strong, just celebrated the opening of another SOS Children’s Village in Europe. This is the 100th village to support orphaned and abandoned children in Europe. The new village opened in Latvia, and is already home to 3 SOS mothers who care for thirteen Latvian orphans. […]

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 […]