Yearly Archives: 2011
Children in Kenya Get Creative with Toys
By Priscah Wachera
SOS Social Worker
Mombasa, Kenya
Plastic bags, clothing remnants, wire, tires, sticks – these are the basic things that impoverished children use to make their toys.
Girls make their dolls out of plastic bags and scraps of fabric: they use the [...]
SOS Children bring Holiday Cheer
Happy Holidays! All over the world, children in SOS Villages are filled with excitement for this holiday season. They are looking forward to sharing the spirit of the holidays in loving homes surrounded by their SOS Mothers, brothers and sisters. [...]
Plenty of Excitment as SOS Opens New Villages
The month of November has been one filled with great excitement for SOS Children’s Villages around the world. New Villages have been inaugurated in Niger and Peru.
New Niger SOS Children’s Village
SOS Children’s Village Dosso was officially inaugurated on November 8 [...]
Leveraging Technology to Implement Aid
In response to the current food insecurity in East Africa, SOS Children’s Villages Kenya decided to implement an innovative system in the district of Marsabit (North Kenya) to support populations affected by the crisis and to stimulate local economies and [...]
Race Winnings Go to SOS
Following a race win and a third place finish in the inaugural F1600 Formula F Championship Series standings, Jim Goughary, driver of the No. 7 Piper/Honda for Raceworks, has donated his Championship check to SOS Children’s Villages, the official charity [...]
F2000 and F1600 Formula F Championship Series 2011: Remy Audette and Bill Valet Win SOS Children’s Villages Cups
By Cory Strischek, Web Content Specialist for SOS Children’s Villages – USA
October 17, 2011: This Sunday I had the pleasure of meeting with race car drivers and their families at the race track Watkins Glen International in New York for [...]
Coffee and the Spirit to Succeed
She drinks coffee at home, and even more at work! Single mother Mareleen is grateful for the SOS Social Center Nueva Vida in Bogotá, Colombia that helped her reignite her livelihood and follow her dreams.
At home, Mareleen works hard to [...]
Marsabit, Kenya: I would come to school only to find an almost empty class
By SOS Regional Editor Mariantonietta Peru
10/7/2011 – The ongoing drought in northern Kenya, one of the worst in our history, has also affected school attendance. Since SOS Children’s Villages began delivering fresh water and food to the school in August, [...]
Rosh Hashanah – Jewish New Year
L’Shanah Tovah, or May You Have a Good Year! Tonight marks the start of Rosh Hashanah — the Jewish New Year — a day that is celebrated around the world by Jews as a time to reflect on their lives [...]
