A view of the crowd waiting for the foodstuff distribution…
In the August of 2005, SOS provided emergency relief in famine-struck Niger. This is the story of what happened:
- Lisa
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A view of the crowd waiting for the foodstuff distribution for people starving in Tahoua, Niger.
In the August of 2005, SOS provided emergency relief in famine-struck Niger. This is the story of what happened:
The emergency relief efforts of SOS Children's Villages in Niger got underway on 10 August, when some 100 affected families from the Tahoua region were provided with food and medical supplies.
With an estimated one-third of Niger's population reported to be suffering from severe food shortages, it was feared that thousands of children would not survive the famine disaster.
On 10 August, the first batch of aid supplies was provided by SOS Children's Villages to 100 particularly vulnerable families in Tahoua and surroundings, one of the many severely affected regions in Niger.
All in all, an estimated 800 children and their parents will be helped under this programme.
From a temporary office in Tahoua, a team of SOS Children's Villages and city officials will continue providing families with a monthly ration of millet, rice, oil, milk and medication to cure malaria and respiratory infections for the next four months.
After the first phase of this emergency relief programme, that was scheduled for the end in November 2005, the second phase will focus primarily on helping the most vulnerable children.
Niger, one of the poorest countries in the world, was struck by severe famine following a lack of rain and devastating plague of locusts which destroyed crops. Children are particularly vulnerable and it is feared that thousands will not survive the disaster.
An SOS Children's Village in Niger's capital Niamey, which includes an adjacent nursery and school, has been in operation since 1993. Construction for a second SOS Children's Village in Niger began in Tahoua in September 2005.
- Mary
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A group of children dancing at the nursery school Meru, Nairobi, Kenya.
This is a story of children from the SOS Children's Village in Meru Kenya, making friends with children in the local community. Despite being located in an area on the edge of a forest and national park, Meru is not all about beauty.
As in any Kenyan town there is also great poverty and the ever present threat of disease, including HIV/AIDS.
On this year's "SOS Day" the children, mothers of SOS Children's Village Meru decided to spend it visiting and making friends in the local community.
The village children have made good friends with the children in the surrounding community through the local Scout group. Twenty one SOS village children have joined the Scouts, and together with other troops, they joined in a parade and received their badges while making the Scouting pledge.
After the induction the new Scouts wear their uniforms to school on Mondays and Fridays, if the school allows it, and to greet other scouts with a salute.
The SOS Children's Village Meru has already made a big impression with the community and has been well accepted by the neighbors.
It is important to everyone that the children of the Meru village grow up with the friendship and support of people in the area, while they in turn provide equal friendship to those less fortunate than themselves.
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