Americas

International Youth Day

A life by design

August 12 2019 - Francisco Javier Cerpa Agarita, 25, wants to turn his passion for handicrafts and design into a business.

Peru

Social Circus workshop teaches life lessons

August 5 2019 - Francisco’s life has been on shaky ground before, but nothing quite prepared him for walking on stilts.

Mexico

Making a difference through education

July 10 2019 - Guadalupe, 20, shifted from not wanting to study at all to studying two bachelor’s degrees simultaneously. Today, she is committed to raising awareness of the importance of education in her community.

Colombia

Unconditional love allows Jhon to share his music with the world

May 16 2019 - Music is the great love of Jhon Freddy’s life. The 27-year-old is building a career as a professional singer-songwriter – something he says is only possible due to the support he has received from SOS Children’s Villages.

Youth employability

Using music to forge his own future

April 2 2019 - Miguel Moreira has been singing for as long as he has been talking. The 19-year-old singer and songwriter from Brazil now hopes to turn his passion for music into a profession.

Peru

Parenting from behind bars

February 13 2019 - One in four children at the SOS Children’s Village Ayacucho needs care because their parents are in prison. To maintain the relationship between parent and child, SOS Children’s Villages Peru partners with the local prison to schedule children’s visits and parenting workshops.