SOS News Archive
Sponsor a child with SOS Children in any of 125 countries: News Archive
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
Greek financial crisis: Families turn to SOS Children for help
May 22, 2012 04:55 PM
Families affected by the financial crisis in Greece are struggling to care for their children. SOS Children has seen a 70% increase in requests for support from parents unable to afford to provide for their families. We are helping families to stay together through our four Family Strengthening Programmes in the country, which provide tailored support to enable children to grow up with their parents.
Bulgaria: SOS Children projects unaffected by earthquake
May 22, 2012 02:55 PM
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 at the Richter scale hit Bulgaria at 3 am this morning (Tuesday 22 May) approximately 20km from SOS Children's Village Dren. We have received the good news that all children, SOS mothers and staff from the Village are safe. SOS Children will offer temporary shelter to those in need.
Young people become politicians in the Dominican Republic
May 22, 2012 10:26 AM
South Sudan: Unaccompanied children begin to arrive at SOS Shelters
May 21, 2012 10:39 AM
As the first planes taking South Sudanese living in Sudan to the South Sudan capital of Juba began to land last week, we have been stepping up our facilities in the country to provide unaccompanied children with basic services including food, water, and healthcare.
Boosting food production in The Gambia and across Africa
May 18, 2012 02:36 PM
In the US, Barack Obama is due to give details about a new 3 billion dollar investment in boosting food production across Africa.
Ukraine: Charity giving street children a chance
May 18, 2012 02:15 PM
Ukraine is one of the poorest countries in Europe. Despite limited economic growth, the situation for children growing up in Ukraine is far from ideal and thousands are estimated to survive living on the streets of the capital Kiev. Through our community projects, SOS Children are working to provide both practical help and psychological care for street children in Ukraine.
Can you take on the British 10k for SOS Children?
May 18, 2012 02:00 PM
The British 10k London Run is one of the UK's most prestigious road races. We're putting a fantastic team together to run in this event raising funds and awareness for SOS Children, and we still have spaces available!
Cameroon: Personal Touch
May 18, 2012 12:15 PM
'Our Africa' behind the scenes: Kathie Neal reflects on her time spent on location in Cameroon for ‘Our Africa’. Here, she shares how she was deeply touched by a special welcome gift and other experiences she had in Cameroon that will stay with her forever.
UN warns of severe food shortages in South Sudan
May 17, 2012 04:20 PM
The United Nations (UN) has warned that more than half of South Sudan’s population could be facing food shortages this year.
Brazil increases support for low-income families
May 17, 2012 09:42 AM
It has been hailed as a Latin America success story and used as the inspiration for many other poverty-reduction schemes; now Brazil’s ‘Bolsa Familia’ programme for low-income families is to be expanded even further.
‘Our Africa’ is creating a stir
May 15, 2012 11:17 AM
Lucy Patterson, Marketing Editor for the 'Our Africa' project, reflects on the recent successes of the online educational resource.
International Day of the Family
May 15, 2012 10:35 AM
Today, 15th May 2012, marks the UN International Day of Families, an annual event recognising the significance of the family. SOS Children believe that all children deserve to live as a family, with a mother and brothers and sisters.
Preventing more stunted children in Tanzania
May 15, 2012 09:32 AM
Despite having an economy growing between 6-7% annually, Tanzania is one of the world’s poorest nations in terms of income per head and as more families struggle with food costs, the country is seeing a rise in the number of malnourished children.
New edition of Family Matters magazine ready to download!
May 14, 2012 12:40 PM
Our latest Family Matters looks at our SOS Family Strengthening Programmes.
Read the new Fundraising Matters now
May 14, 2012 12:35 PM
The new edition of Fundraising Matters is now available to be read online.
Preventing child deaths from pneumonia in Malawi and other developing countries
May 11, 2012 10:31 AM
A new study conducted by a US medical team (reporting results in The Lancet) reveals the majority of child deaths around the world are still from preventable infectious causes.
Uganda one of the first countries receiving low cost anti-malaria medicine
May 11, 2012 10:30 AM
To date, the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria has committed over 22 billion dollars to battling these three killer diseases across 150 countries of the world.
Niger is the worst place to be a mother in 2012
May 11, 2012 10:26 AM
In the latest report from Save the Children, the ‘State of the World’s Mothers 2012’, Niger is ranked as the worst place in the world to be a mother, replacing Afghanistan at the bottom of the list.
Pioneering website created by SOS Children wins award at the prestigious One World Media Awards
May 10, 2012 10:35 AM
Tuesday night (8th May) saw the 25th anniversary award ceremony of the highly acclaimed One World Media Awards.
Children at risk of being sucked into fighting in South Sudan
May 04, 2012 04:39 PM
As Sudan and South Sudan continue to fight along border areas of the two newly separated countries, Save the Children has issued a stark warning about the rising risk to children in the region.
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