Yearly Archives: 2009

Every child should have the right to a happy childhood with a loving home and family. But that is not the case for many children around the world. To highlight how important it is for children to have a [...]

SOS Children’s Villages is the largest charity for orphaned and abandoned children with 500 villages in 132 countries. There are many different ways to support the 80,000 children currently under SOS care, from sponsoring a child to simply getting familiar [...]

As the sun sets, SOS Children’s Villages – USA would like to wish a Happy Hanukkah to all of our Jewish friends.
Hanukkah, also known as Chanukah, is an annual Jewish holiday, which lasts eight days and eight nights. Hanukkah begins [...]

It’s no secret that Angelina Jolie is an SOS Children’s Villages supporter: The famous actress and her equally famous actor-husband, Brad Pitt, have helped SOS Children’s Villages in various ways for years. But you wouldn’t know that if you were [...]

UPDATE: The two doctors seriously injured in an explosion yesterday were taken to a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, for treatment for shrapnel wounds. The third doctor from Somalia is safe and well.
An explosion at a graduation ceremony being held at [...]

SOS Children’s Village El Escorial in Spain opened its doors recently to Dutch soccer superstar Ruud Van Nistelrooy and his wife Leontien. Van Nistelrooy, one of the top strikers in Europe, currently resides in Spain where he plays for the [...]

As of Wednesday, October 7, Hasbro’s PROJECT ZAMBI eBay auctions have taken over 100 bids in support of SOS Children’s Villages and other wonderful charity organizations. In first place with the top bid of $400 and over 8 days [...]

The two earthquakes that shook the Indonesian island of Sumatra last week have now claimed at least 1,000 lives. Many, including children, are still trapped in collapsed buildings and in need of aid.
From a SOS Children’s Villages – USA [...]