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Somalia

'My country will be heavily challenged to fight COVID-19'

April 15 2020 - Farhio Saney, a doctor at the SOS Mother and Child Hospital in Somalia, says staff have resorted to producing their own masks. But she knows it is inadequate protection against the virus.

Peru

A mother worries, but has faith

April 7 2020 - “Today I walked to the town centre to buy food. Public transportation is too expensive during the lockdown. The hard part was to carry everything back by myself. It took me around five hours in total."

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."

COVID-19

How does COVID-19 affect children? A child psychologist weighs in.

March 30 2020 - Elisabeth Kaspar, a clinical psychologist, works with children and adolescents at a hospital in Vienna, Austria. She shares some insight into how parents and children can manage the stress and anxiety of the COVID-19 crisis.

Youth Employability

“Sharing knowledge and smiles is food for the soul”: the power of mentorships

March 30 2020 - Healthy relationships are the foundation of a young person’s capacity to develop self-esteem and confidence. But for many young people who grow up in care and without parental support, those valuable bonds are lacking throughout their youth.

COVID-19

Parenting in a pandemic

March 27 2020 - Anxious SOS parents from around the world have been seeking advice on how they can help children cope during the coronavirus pandemic. With many of the children they care for already vulnerable or traumatised, being trapped at home and unable to go to school can serve as triggers for anxiety or stress.