Europe

Spain

Landmark step to protect children from violence

August 7 2020 - New child protection legislation improves measures to prevent and address violence against children in Spain. SOS Children’s Villages Spain was part of the organizations advocating for better protection of children from violence.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

A mother's memories 25 years after Srebrenica

July 10 2020 - 11 July is the European Union’s official day of remembrance for the victims of the Srebrenica genocide. SOS Children’s Villages supports families in Srebrenica, some of whom - like Marika - lost family members in the genocide.

North Macedonia

Imagine being forced to leave your children

June 19 2020 - Sevdije was only one year old when her parents escaped the war in Kosovo. Since then, Sevdije, 22, has been undocumented. She lives with the constant fear of deportation and separation from her children.

Greece

Letters from Lesbos

June 19 2020 - "How are you? I am very well! Right now, I am in Greece and I live with my family in the Kara Tepe camp. I only go to school on Tuesdays at noon. My favourite subjects are physics and mathematics. I study hard because I want to finish school and become an astronaut. I am very interested in space. What would you like to become when you grow up?" - Afsane, 11

North Macedonia

A psychologist deals with domestic violence

May 14 2020 - Valentina Dimovska, the lead psychologist at SOS Children's Villages in North Macedonia, continues to work remotely with some 50 families. In one instance, she called just after the police arrived.

North Macedonia

Life under quarantine for a young woman and her brother

April 2 2020 - “I am a 20-year-old law student from Skopje, North Macedonia. I also work in a bank. I live with my older brother who is 24 and has a light mental developmental disorder. As of last week, we are both in home self-isolation because of the coronavirus pandemic."