South America

New SOS Children’s Village Opened in Brazil

Friday, November 16th, 2007

We love birthdays of new villages! There is a new SOS Children’s Village in Recife, Brazil. Opening in the Igarassu district, the new village will be home to 130 orphaned children in 14 homes throughout the village.
And do you know how this village came about? It was one of the six villages funded during the […]

Peru Earthquake Disaster Relief - SOS Children’s Villages Responds

Thursday, August 30th, 2007

Peru was hit hard on August 15, by an earthquake whose magnitude was 8.0 on the Richter Scale. Since then, there have been nearly 20 aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from 4.5 to 6.3.
SOS Children’s Villages was quick to respond, and has staff in the areas. Two relief programs have been set up in the Las […]

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 […]