Sri Lanka

SOS Children has been in Sri Lanka since 1982 and was helping in hours following the Boxing Day Tsunami. Once other charities arrived, SOS Children specialised in care for 9000 children left alone, of whom over a hundred were tsunami orphans and are still cared for … more about our charity work in Sri Lanka

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A little boy playing on the junglegym at the SOS Children's Village Canchungo, Guinea-Bissau

A little boy playing on the junglegym at the SOS Children's Village Canchungo, Guinea-Bissau

The reason for the creation of the primary school in the Guinea-Bissau is related with the illiteracy "tax". The estimate to the return of 67% of the population, and with the insufficience of primary schools in the Guinea-Bissau.

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Portrait of girl from Haiti carrying basket on her head

Portrait of girl from Haiti carrying basket on her head

This is the story of David, a young man and former SOS Child, whose suffering after the quake is, for me, totally beyond comprehension:

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A mother and child from Ben Tre in Vietnam

A mother and child from Ben Tre in Vietnam

An SOS youth from SOS Children's Village Viet Tri tells about growing up in the village, her feelings and what a mother's love means:

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A child in Harare, Zimbabwe, creating a drawing

A child in Harare, Zimbabwe, creating a drawing

The photograph above is of a youngster from CV Waterfalls, Zimbabwe, doing a crayon drawing.

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Aerial shot from CV Santo after the earthquake in Port-au-Prince

Aerial shot from CV Santo after the earthquake in Port-au-Prince

A story from the aftermath of the Haiti quake, titled: 'SOS mother through and through':

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A woman canning food in Gyumri, Armenia

A woman canning food in Gyumri, Armenia

A charming story about the youth facility of Erevan, in Armenia:

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Boys from Santo in Haiti after the earthquake

Boys from Santo in Haiti after the earthquake

A recent story from Haiti, titled 'What a simple drawing might reveal':

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Children playing football....A child at the blackboard

Children playing football....A child at the blackboard

A story about bringing in a new child to a Children's Village in Uganda:

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Portrait of a boy kneeing on the ground and drawing into the sand

Portrait of a boy kneeing on the ground and drawing into the sand

This is a lovely little story about a generous granny who spent her time knitting for the children of the SOS Children’s Villages Nelspruit, South Africa:

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Two boys running with a tyre, wit an SOS village in the background

Two boys running with a tyre, wit an SOS village in the background

Behind the Scenes at SOS Children's Village Nelspruit :

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