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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Two Indonesian girls wearing colourful clothes

Two Indonesian girls wearing colourful clothes

Although now over 5 years ago, the damage caused by the Asian tsunami has not been forgotten. This is a touching story about how a mother and her child are coping five years on, and how SOS Children is helping in the area:

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SOS mother kissing girl:

SOS mother kissing girl:

The war in Bosnia between 1992 and 1995 was devastating to the country and its children. This report shows how SOS Children’s Villages got involved in the country and how SOS responded to an emergency situation before making a long term commitment:

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Portrait of girl having lunch:

Portrait of girl having lunch:

Some charming experiences at Nigerian SOS Schools:

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Eggs in a basket in Keila:

Eggs in a basket in Keila:

Easter, or Velikden in Bulgarian, is the greatest Christian holiday observed in Bulgaria:

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A drawing of an Easter bird by a child from Croatia:

A drawing of an Easter bird by a child from Croatia:

A special Easter English lesson fro SOS Children in Burundi:

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Painting of an Easter bunny carting Easter eggs:

Painting of an Easter bunny carting Easter eggs:

For Christians, Easter is a time of togetherness, family and community. This story is about how a young boy from Sierra Leone celebrates Easter in his own unique way:

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SOS mother feeding child:

SOS mother feeding child:

The story of the SOS Pied Piper:

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Girl looking pensive holding on a bar in Poa, Brazil

Girl looking pensive holding on a bar in Poa, Brazil

I found this article about how SOS Children goes about its work on women’s rights, from the rights of children to adults:

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Schoolkiids standing in front of a world map

Schoolkiids standing in front of a world map

SOS Children’s Villages has finally got a song that it can sing with pride:

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