Access to health care

August 16 2013 - Cervical cancer was far from Annie’s mind when both she and her daughter tested positive for HIV. Her concern was for her little girl who lay in a hospital bed, her life threatened by pneumonia. While health services were freely available locally, they were out of reach for the ailing mother and child.

Connecting Africa - Bringing e-learning to remote villages

May 13 2013 - SOS Children’s Villages and BT are “Connecting Africa”. The project – launched at the recent World Economic Forum on Africa – will bring internet access to families in 20 SOS Children’s Villages across 12 African countries.

Women deliver positive health message

March 7 2013 - One child in every 11 dies as a result of preventable health conditions in Ethiopia. A quarter of the population – most of whom are illiterate and poor– live at least 10km from any health facility. Rural women are now at the forefront of change.