SOS News Archive
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Our Charity News archive page is ordered by when events took place, dating from today back to February 2004. The page includes accounts of our follow up work in tsunami-affected countries, our other emergency programmes, such as in Pakistan and the Middle East, as well as all the recent news from our work around the world and fundraising efforts here in the UK.
Recent News
Cyclone Mahasen spares lives in Bangladesh
May 17, 2013 04:35 PM
Cyclone Mahasen brought far less destruction than was feared as it made landfall in southern Bangladesh on Thursday morning. Mahasen veered west of its predicted path, meaning that the key ports of Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar were spared the destruction officials had anticipated.
Clean water comes to more families in Burkina Faso
May 17, 2013 03:15 PM
According to the latest update from the World Health Organisation and UN’s Child Agency (UNICEF), nearly 90% of the world’s population had access to an improved drinking-water source in 2011 and over two thirds had improved sanitation facilities.
The battle to stop girls being trafficked from Nepal
May 16, 2013 04:10 PM
Around 4.5 million girls and women are trafficked for sexual exploitation across the globe, often lured across borders by the promise of a better life.
Reversing a decline in immunisation rates in Uganda
May 15, 2013 03:24 PM
As the World Health Organisation (WHO) publishes its latest health statistics, showing lower worldwide under-five mortality figures and higher child immunisation rates, Uganda is battling to reverse a decline in its immunisation coverage.
New emphasis on climate issues in Kenya’s schools
May 15, 2013 08:39 AM
United Nations data suggests the global population will rise from 7 billion to more than 9 billion by 2050, putting even more pressure on natural environments.
SOS success stories on UN Family Day
May 15, 2013 06:00 AM
To celebrate the UN’s International Day of the Family, we review two success stories from SOS families around the world.
Happy birthday from babies with love!
May 15, 2013 06:00 AM
We are proud to announce the first birthday of “from babies with love”, an online baby clothes shop which donates all of its profits to SOS Children!
Cuts to funding in Guinea-Bissau threaten children’s health
May 13, 2013 03:26 PM
With its reliance on international aid, a lack of funding for projects in Guinea-Bissau threatens to leave children without nutritional support.
Expanding virtual horizons in Nepal
May 13, 2013 10:00 AM
In the wake of SOS Children UK’s partnership with BT to provide broadband to 20 Children’s Villages in Africa, more exciting IT news comes in from Nepal.
Preventing child deaths in Nigeria and across the world
May 10, 2013 03:17 PM
A week after publishing its mothers and babies ‘risk indexes’, Save the Children has announced a new partnership to help save the lives of infants.
Combining forces to combat malnutrition in Niger
May 09, 2013 02:57 PM
Following the Sahel drought crisis of 2012, development agencies in the region aim to work more closely together to combat food insecurity.
SOS Children and BT unite to connect Africa
May 09, 2013 08:49 AM
SOS Children UK is excited to announce today the official launch of BT’s “Connecting Africa” project which will bring internet access to families in 20 SOS Children’s Villages across 12 African countries.
Improving survival rates for newborns in Ethiopia
May 08, 2013 04:11 PM
Across sub-Saharan Africa, babies are seven times more likely to die on the day of their birth than infants in industrialised countries.
Syria: Leaving everything behind in the struggle to survive
May 08, 2013 01:10 PM
Syrian women like Asma find it difficult to accept charity. “It brings shame on the family,” she says. For generations, farming families like hers took pride in the quality of the produce they grew. Increasingly, though, charity is the only way to survive.
Saving the lives of mothers and babies in Somalia
May 07, 2013 04:46 PM
As delegates come together for an international conference on Somalia, a new report shows that the country is the most dangerous place for a child to be born.
Preventing future famines in Somalia
May 03, 2013 03:05 PM
A new study estimates that around a quarter of a million people died during the famine in Somalia from 2010–2012, half of them young children.
Wikipedia for Schools 2013 nearly ready for release!
May 03, 2013 11:55 AM
The 2013 edition of Wikipedia for Schools is nearing completion. Schools Wikipedia is the only checked-content version of Wikipedia available offline to children in developing countries. For the first time in four years, it is undergoing a full relaunch with a fresh look and plenty of new and updated articles.
Changing practices to ensure healthier children in Nepal
May 03, 2013 10:01 AM
Nearly half of all under-fives in Nepal are stunted, with many children also severely malnourished.
Improving the standard of foster care in Murmansk
May 02, 2013 03:38 PM
When SOS Children began its foster-care programme in the Russian city of Murmansk in 2000, there were only a handful of foster families in the area. Now, there are 600 children living with foster parents in Murmansk.
Is ‘voluntourism’ beneficial to developing communities?
May 02, 2013 02:26 PM
Many students now take gap years and volunteering abroad is considered an ideal way to spend time between school and university. Volunteering organisations have therefore sprung up to meet this demand. But recent articles in the media have questioned whether ‘voluntourism’ really has a beneficial impact on developing communities.
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