Americas

2nd anniversary of the UN Guidelines on the Alternative Care of Children

October 13 2011 - 13/10/2011 - A special event was held on 10 October in New York to commemorate the two year anniversary of the Guidelines resolution and discuss their use and implementation.

SOS Children's Villages pushes for Haiti

June 30 2011 - 30/06/2011 - Advocacy co-workers of SOS Children's Villages in Brussels and in New York have teamed up with other NGOs to urge international organisations to continue with their efforts for the redevelopment of Haiti.

SOS Children's Villages opens third location in Haiti

April 15 2011 - 15/04/2011 - SOS Children’s Villages Haiti will implement new programmes for child care, community strengthening and education in Les Cayes in the south of the country.

Bolivian landslides: Helping families rebuild their lives

April 4 2011 - 04/04/2011 – After massive landslides destroyed entire neighbourhoods of Bolivia’s capital La Paz in late February 2011, SOS co-workers set up five Emergency Childcare Centres across the affected areas. Parents can now rebuild their homes and businesses knowing that their children are in good hands.