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Nagorno-Karabakh

I am my sister's keeper

November 13 2020 - Rita and Jenny are inseparable. They were among the 35 children brought to the SOS Children’s Village in Kotayk, Armenia after their boarding school was evacuated. They and the other children will be cared for as long as necessary.

Burkina Faso

'Who are these people who are angry with us?'

November 11 2020 - Armed violence has displaced more than a million people in Burkina Faso — half of them this year alone.  Khadidja*, 12, and her family abandoned everything overnight, leaving behind the home where they had always lived.

Somalia

The identity crisis effect on mental health in Somalia

November 6 2020 - Hassan Muhammed, 27, was a street boy before he found a family to give him a home at SOS Children’s Village in Somalia. But like many parentless children, Hassan had to wrestle with his identity as a young man in Somali society – a question that can lead later to mental and behavioural problems.

Poverty

Hungry and forgotten – how the pandemic affects the most vulnerable

October 14 2020 - COVID-19 has further marginalized vulnerable families. On the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, we hear from one family who, like many, can only eat one meal per day.

Youth participation

Youth promotes online counselling technology

October 12 2020 - Moses Aiyenuro, 23, wants mental health support to be as accessible as an app on a smartphone. With the help of peers on the SOS Children’s Villages International Youth Coalition, he is getting support to realize his ideas.

Italy

Q&A: Covid's impact on child mental health

October 10 2020 - "Now that some time has passed, and many countries have entered a second or even third wave, we can see more clearly how the pandemic affects many areas of people’s lives," says Orso Muneghina, Head of International Programmes and Emergencies at SOS Children’s Villages Italy.

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