For 30-year-old Agape, providing for her family has always been closely tied to the land and the livestock they depend on for their livelihood. Agape lives with her husband and their five children in Mado Municipality, Moyale District of Borena Zone. But recurrent droughts have made it increasingly difficult for the family to depend on […]
“Before, I simply loved sewing. Now I understand that it can become my work and help me provide for my children,” says Nargiza, a mother of three from Khorezm, Uzbekistan. Not long ago, Nargiza could not have imagined saying this. After her husband died, she was left to raise their three children alone. Along with […]
This February, the war in Ukraine enters its fifth year and continues to destroy the lives of children, young people and families. Our sister organisation SOS Children’s Villages in Ukraine, together with its partners, remains committed to helping them. Across the country, millions of people are facing one of the harshest winters on record, marked […]
Sweet Success: A Young Ethiopian Entrepreneur Turns Beekeeping into Opportunity In Ethiopia, where bees are busy but business opportunities for young people are harder to come by, Amanuel is proving that a sweet idea — paired with the right support — can turn into something golden. Like many young people, Amanuel, 28, set out to […]
24 July 2025 – 500 days since SOS Children’s Villages evacuated 68 children, along with 11 caregivers and their families, from the SOS Children’s Village in Rafah due to the imminent threat of a ground attack. The evacuation was seen as a temporary measure to remove them from immediate danger. Since then, the SOS Children’s […]
Mariam*, 13 ans, dessine avec enthousiasme une petite maison colorée ayant un jardin, un fil à linge et une aire de jeux sur sa feuille de papier rose – tout indique qu’elle pense à sa maison. Trois jours par semaine, elle 15 autres enfants âgés de 10 à 13 ans assistent à ce cours de […]
Nefisa, 22, and Meseret, 26, were not aware the climate was in crisis, until they joined a greening project three years ago. They could tell the weather patterns were more erratic every year, but they did not know what was happening or if they could do anything about it. These two young people live in […]
Naol* and Beki*, the twins we first met in 2019 from SOS Children’s Village Jimma in Ethiopia, are growing and thriving. They were five years old then; today the twins are nine and a half. Beki and Naol have grown strong and healthy despite being born premature. Beki is now slightly taller than her brother. […]