 Dr Abdullahi Hussein is the Chief Medical Officer at the SOS Hospital in Mogadishu. Trained in Somalia and Italy, he worked in Europe until 2005 when he returned to his home country to help the suffering people. In December 2009, he became a victim of a suicide bomb. He survived to tell his story (March 2010). More... Since August this year SOS Children's Villages has been running a childcare centre at the huge Chettikulam refugee camp which lies close to the city of Vavuniya and which is still is the provisional home of over 250,000 people. Even though the civil war these people fled officially ended in May 2009, it is still not known when people will be able to return to their homes (October 2009). More... Benno Neeleman, a professional photographer from the Netherlands, and his faithful companion, his camera, are constantly travelling the world - also on behalf of SOS Children's Villages. This time Benno Neeleman did not just capture the faces of happy children. In November 2008 he visited a refugee camp in Chad where SOS Children's Villages cares for traumatised children. This time he has made an exception and also uses words to describe what he has seen. More... Within just a few days, two children in a children's village in Syria collected an impressive sum for the 'Gaza donation campaign'. It was the first time a drive like this was initiated and led by children.
More... As the violence that erupted on 27 December shows no sign of letting up, fear, insecurity and shortages of food and medical supplies are making life unbearable for the children of the SOS Children's Village in Rafah as well as for families supported by family strengthening programmes. More... Christmas is a time of celebration for much of the world, bringing with it a sense of peace and goodwill. As we wait for a window of peace to open in Somalia, SOS co-workers ask you to continue your efforts to provide life saving support for the helpless women and children of that land (December 2008). More...Why would a well qualified doctor with a good job in Europe return to one of the most dangerous places in the world? Dr Abdullahi Hussein from Somalia did exactly that and has no regrets. (September 2008) More... Interview with Helmut Kutin, President of SOS Children's Villages, who visited SOS families in the Somali capital of Mogadishu in April. More... 04/04/2008 - Learning from the experience of the last three months when thousands of people were displaced after elections and many children became separated from their parents, agencies in Kenya have set new guidelines. More... 20/02/2008 - Since violence erupted after disputed elections in Kenya at the end of 2007 the education of many children has been seriously disrupted. More... |