SOS-Kinderdorf International [to 16 April 2016]
http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/about-sos/press/press-releases
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8 April 2016
Croatian woman and Brazilian man win 2016 Hermann Gmeiner Award
Nearly 13,000 online voters chose the winners of the 2016 award, which honours people making a positive impact in their communities.
The winners of the Hermann Gmeiner Award for 2016 were announced today: Daliborka Matanovic from Croatia and William Silva dos Santos from Brazil…
… The bi-annual Hermann Gmeiner Award celebrates the positive impact that alumni of SOS Children’s Villages programmes make in their communities…
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7 April 2016
The ABCs of reconstruction: How SOS Children’s Villages helps a new generation in Nepal
In the year since the Nepal earthquake struck on 25 April 2015, SOS Children’s Villages has been on the ground setting up child friendly spaces, providing humanitarian support for families in need, reuniting children with parents, and offering alternative care for children who could not be reunited with parents.
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01.04.2016
New beginnings for child beggars in Senegal and Mali
– Child beggars, known as ‘talibés’, are a familiar sight in cities across Senegal and Mali. Far from home, and forced to beg, their situations have been likened to modern slavery. SOS Children’s Villages together with the European Commission is running a project to protect these children, bring them home to their families, and give them access to formal education.