 15/05/2012 – Investing in family is more about attitude than economics, according to the SOS Children’s Villages Family Focus 2012 report published today. Entitled, “Challenging Times – What can be done to make 2013 better for families”. Itoutlines realistic options for legislators and others who wish to do something NOW to improve matters in the year ahead.
More... 04/05/2012 – 134 children of families who have fled the anarchic situation in the North, are attending the three SOS Hermann Gmeiner Schools. The children of the evacuated SOS Children's Village Socoura will likely remain in the two SOS Children's Villages in the South for another year. More... 06/04/2012 – The people of Mali are forced to stand in line for gas, food and cash; up to 200,000 are fleeing the rebels advancing from the North, where the SOS Children's Village Socoura Mopti was evacuated on 1 April. More... 02/04/2012 – The movement of armed rebels and subsequent political instability in Mali has led to the evacuation of 140 children from the SOS Children's Village in in the city of Mopti to other facilities 600km southwest of the troubled northeast African state. More... 23/03/2012 - South Sudan has a matter of days to provide food, shelter, medical facilities, and various services for thousands of unaccompanied children who are due to be transported from Khartoum before April 8th. The minister responsible in the Central Equatorial State outlines the challenges.
Listen 22/03/2012 - The Government of Sudan has ordered all Southern Sudanese to formalise their positions in the north or to return to South Sudan. As the April 8 deadline approaches the authorities, and SOS Children's Villages East Africa, are preparing for an influx of children. More....JPG) 12/03/2012 – SOS youth training programmes require something that resonates with the current requirements of employers, something that unleashes the hidden talent in every young mind. Now, a package, like no other, has just arrived.
More... 27/02/2012 - South Sudan is facing a looming humanitarian crisis as its northern neighbour, Sudan, plans to return refugees across the border. SOS Children's Villages is currently preparing an emergency programme to cater for some of the 2,000 unaccompanied children expected to arrive in South Sudan in the coming weeks.
More... 02/02/2012 – Tackling youth unemployment by dining at a Marriott hotel has made the process of charitable giving extremely appetising to diners across Europe. For every lunch or dinner purchased during February the hotel chain will donate €1 to SOS Youth Programmes.
More... 13/01/2011 - Early warning systems indicate famine is imminent in parts of Mali, northern Burkina Faso and parts of Senegal. Insufficient and erratic rainfall has led to a poor harvest as food reserves reach critically low levels across the Sahel. SOS Children's Villages is there.
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