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Meet Sandra: keeping the family unit together

October 11 2017 - Sandra lives with an SOS family in Ecuador. She is helping to put pressure on her government to reform the national care system by speaking out at national youth councils and, at the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) in Geneva, Switzerland.

Haiti

One year on: Rebuilding after Hurricane Matthew

October 4 2017 - A year after a devastating hurricane hit southern Haiti, SOS Children’s Villages Haiti has restored livelihoods both within an SOS village and the surrounding community.

Haiti

Helping families affected by Hurricane Irma

September 13 2017 - SOS Haiti stands by to help families affected by wind and rain damage in vulnerable northeast communities.

The impact of investing in youth employability

July 14 2017 - Training and employment are key to increasing young people’s prospects. For Diego, joining SOS Children’s Villages’ youth employability programme opened up new doors.

SOS Children's Villages Youth addresses global leaders

July 12 2017 - A 17-year-old boy who lives with an SOS family in Chile addressed global leaders at an event at the United Nations in New York on 11 July.

Peru: Helping families recover from natural disaster

May 31 2017 - Helene Boeser spent nine days evaluating the emergency response in Peru, which is still recovering from March floods and landslides. The disaster left an estimated 1.4 million people in need of assistance, including 400,000 children.

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