http://www.twotalk.org Insight, thoughts and stories from SOS Children staff and supporters around the world daily 1 2009-06-12T06:27:08Z http://www.twotalk.org/archive/towards-a-brighter-future-for-sri-lanka In November 2012, I had the opportunity to visit Sri-Lanka and SOS Children’s Village Piliyandala, outside Colombo. No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2013-02-05T12:58:21Z 2013-02-05T12:58:21Z 2013-02-05T12:58:24Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/is-it-time-for-a-new-image-of-africa A new advertising campaign from Oxfam is stirring up debate. Oxfam’s adverts, which have appeared in newspapers, on billboards and in the digital media, show stunning landscapes of Africa, such as the snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro and a beautiful cascading waterfall. The strap-line across the images is “Let’s make Africa famous for its stunning countryside, not hunger.” No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2013-01-24T12:45:00Z 2013-01-24T12:45:00Z 2013-01-24T12:45:14Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/should-wealthy-nations-compensate-developing-countries-for-climate-change-losses At the United Nations climate talks in Doha last week, discussions on a whole range of climate change issues took place. But one issue which caused particular controversy is the idea that wealthy nations should compensate developing countries for damage or losses caused by climate change. No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2012-12-11T16:15:00Z 2012-12-11T16:15:00Z 2012-12-11T16:17:54Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/can-charity-ads-go-too-far A new charity advertising campaign is provoking debate. With its ‘Hashtag Killer’ campaign, Water Is Life uses the kind of things which Westerners complain and tweet about, such as having a house which needs two wireless routers or being given a meal with pickles when you’ve asked for one without. No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2012-11-27T12:37:19Z 2012-11-27T12:37:19Z 2012-11-27T12:37:24Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/sharing-knowledge-of-alternative-care Geneva Ellis and Harry Wilkinson, from UK children’s charity St Christopher’s Fellowship, recently visited SOS Children’s Villages in Norway and Germany, hoping to discover and learn from the different responses other countries provide to the challenge of meeting the needs of looked after children. No publisher HannahEdwards 2012-11-13T11:24:27Z 2012-11-13T11:24:27Z 2012-11-13T11:24:30Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/what-should-follow-the-millennium-development-goals For the past twelve years, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) set by the United Nations to provide a framework for progress in over 180 nations, have led the development agenda in many countries. No publisher HannahEdwards fundraising 2012-10-30T11:03:04Z 2012-10-30T11:03:04Z 2012-10-30T11:03:09Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/201ca-heartwarming-charity201d-visiting-sos-childrens-village-bakoteh The SOS Children's Village in Bakoteh, The Gambia, has an inviting, homely atmosphere. Adjacent to the Village, SOS Children have founded several clinics and a school to provide the children with the healthcare and quality education they need to provide them with a better future. No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2012-10-16T09:45:00Z 2012-10-16T09:45:00Z 2012-10-16T09:46:53Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/are-multinational-companies-a-help-or-a-hindrance-to-development During the summer, a number of business leaders attended a hunger summit in the UK chaired by David Cameron on the last day of the Olympics. Some of these leaders committed their companies to helping reduce the number of malnourished children worldwide by as much as 25 million over the next four years. No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2012-10-02T13:28:46Z 2012-10-02T13:28:46Z 2012-10-02T13:28:49Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/broadening-children2019s-minds-visiting-sos-children2019s-village-in-uganda I decided to use my role, as a Teaching Assistant at Springfield Primary School in Reading to share my Ugandan culture and help broaden the children’s minds and curiosity about African children. Are they any different? No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2012-09-20T12:49:52Z 2012-09-20T12:49:52Z 2012-09-20T12:49:55Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/is-it-time-to-reassess-where-the-money-goes In 2011, 12 million fewer people worldwide were deemed to require humanitarian aid by the United Nations (UN) than in the year before. Nevertheless, the UN struggled to raise the finance for its humanitarian appeals, receiving just two-fifths of the money requested. No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2012-09-05T11:00:55Z 2012-09-05T11:00:55Z 2012-09-05T11:00:59Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/how-do-you-make-sure-a-charity-is-genuine Despite the growing number of bogus orphanages in the world, there are still many children out there who desperately need help. But how to do you find a genuine charity to support? No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2012-08-16T14:27:19Z 2012-08-16T14:27:19Z 2012-08-16T14:27:21Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/children-from-sudan-pat-fitzpatrick-at-an-sos-family-in-sri-lanka Children growing up in SOS Children’s Villages celebrate the cultural events of the country where they live. No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2012-07-24T11:10:00Z 2012-07-24T11:10:00Z 2012-07-24T11:19:37Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/claire-lucie-and-kanny-in-bakoteh-children-from-sos-childrens-village-in-india It has been several years now since my wife and I first fell in love with the tiny West African country of The Gambia, sprawled across both banks of the mighty Gambia River. No publisher HannahEdwards 2012-07-10T13:02:56Z 2012-07-10T13:02:56Z 2012-07-10T13:02:58Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/school-children-in-ethiopia-a-child-from-cape-verde-on-the-streets Watching students run between classes at the SOS School in Mekelle in Tigray, northern Ethiopia, I was struck by how beautiful the setting for their education is. No publisher HannahEdwards education 2012-06-25T09:02:49Z 2012-06-25T09:02:49Z 2012-06-25T09:02:55Z News Item http://www.twotalk.org/archive/social-enterprise-supports-sos-children-scout-leaders-visit-sos-village-in-india When I had my son, watching children’s charities’ adverts and reading articles about the hardship children face all around the world took on new depth of meaning No publisher HannahEdwards child sponsorship 2012-06-12T11:09:59Z 2012-06-12T11:09:59Z 2012-06-12T11:10:06Z News Item