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 child at Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp in Chad

A child at Oure Cassoni Refugee Camp in Chad

An absorbing diary entry from an SOS co-worker:

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Portrait of boy/youth carrying bananas on his head

Portrait of boy/youth carrying bananas on his head

This is an article about the 30th anniversary of the School in Tema, Ghana:

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Portrait of a boy sitting at a desk writing, a pack of books in front of him

Portrait of a boy sitting at a desk writing, a pack of books in front of him

“Taking control of our lives”. It’s a fitting adage for many enthusiastic SOS Children. This report about Yvonne, formerly of CV Nairobi, shows how far ambition and hard work can get you:

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Youth combing little girl, another girl waiting behind

Youth combing little girl, another girl waiting behind

Children's Village Cali in Colombia, the 500th Children's Village:

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Swimmers in a pool:

Swimmers in a pool:

This is a summary of the work that SOS Children’s Villages has done in Zimbabwe, with regards to AIDS/HIV, since the charity has been working there:

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A child poses for the camera with washing in the background

A child poses for the camera with washing in the background

I found another nice article about someone putting in a super-human achievement to raise funds for SOS Children’s Villages. (Taken from a Richmond News Article by Tess Zevenbergen, 10/02/2009):

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Haiti after the earthquake

Haiti after the earthquake

In Haiti, our charity has been working its hardest to provide for children and the extended community. This article, from the beginning of February, highlights how the work of SOS Children can bring hope in the direst of situations:

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View of the Children´s Village in Medan

View of the Children´s Village in Medan

I think this is an interesting obituary for a visionary figure within our charity. Dr Agus Prawoto sadly died at the beginning of 2009. In his lifetime he did remarkable things for the disadvantaged children of Indonesia:

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A view of the Children's Village in Baku, Azerbaijan

A view of the Children's Village in Baku, Azerbaijan

This story is about Aysel, the dentist responsible for all the pearly-white smiles in the SOS Children's Village Baku. For three years now, five days a week, she has been busy treating and advising her little patients on the importance of dental care:

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A teacher with the children in nursery school:

A teacher with the children in nursery school:

This is an interesting story about two children who were taken into the care of SOS Children’s Village Mombasa, Kenya. It shows that, despite being in the built up area of a major city, the children still have less to worry about, and are now in a much safer manner:

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