Tag Archives: Natural Disasters
Flooding in Bosnia and Herzegovina Hits SOS Children’s Villages in Gorazde
Heavy rains in Europe inundated Bosnia and Herzegovina last week, flooding buildings and homes as well as forcing the evacuation of SOS Children’s Villages in Gorazde. At this time, all SOS Children and SOS Staff are [...]
Join the SOS Movement for a Child’s Right to a Family – Become an SOS Global Village Builder
– By Suzanne Gatto, Director, Household Marketing for SOS Children’s Villages – USA
The SOS worldwide goal is help 1 million children facing abandonment.
At SOS, we believe that all children should have the right to grow up in a loving home. [...]
SOS Launches More Camps for Volcano Evacuees
With no sign of returning to normalcy, the chaos around Mount Merapi has been increasing day by day; the death toll has surpassed 190 and the mass exodus caused by evacuations has turned Yogyakarta into a tent city. [...]
SOS in Indonesia Helps Evacuate Hundreds of Children after Volcano Eruption
October 28, 2010: With volcano Mount Merapi in Indonesia still spewing ash and a lava explosion looming, SOS Children’s Villages has evacuated more than 300 children who are supported through SOS family programs. More evacuations are likely to follow.
SOS Children’s [...]
UPDATE: SOS Children’s Villages Pakistan Flood Relief Program (October 21, 2010)
By Souriya Anwar, President of SOS Children’s Villages Pakistan
“Finally, the threat of flooding has subsided. On October 16, it was officially announced that the flood level had receded and no further area was in danger. This is a great relief [...]
SOS Children’s Villages Safe in Philippines and Vietnam
Typhoon Megi has left a trail of destruction in Vietnam provices Nghe An and Quang Binh. The two nearby SOS Children’s Villages located in Vinh and Dong Hoi are reporting that all families, facilities, SOS Children, SOS Mothers and SOS [...]
PHOTOS: SOS Children’s Villages Food Relief in Niger
In early May 2010, SOS Children’s Villages launched an Emergency food relief program in Niger to help children and communities survive the effects of a developing drought-related agricultural crisis. The program includes immediate measures to feed children and families, as [...]
Central American SOS Children’s Villages Damaged but Safe
Thankfully, no one from SOS Children’s Villages or programs was harmed during the Central American storm “Agatha” or its aftermath. SOS international offices report there has been some damage to infrastructure. The status of some community centers remains unknown [...]
