Tag Archives: Orphans
The Ovarian Lottery
By Suzanne GattoDirector, Household Marketing
Truly, it is a lottery where each of us is born. From the socioeconomic circumstances to the geographic location, to the health of our biological mother when we enter this world. Warren Buffet calls [...]
Orphaned Child in Australian Shipwreck Now Under Watch of Government Head
December 20, 2010: An orphaned child is now in the legal hands of the Immigration Minister of Australia, Peter Richards, following last week’s shipwreck. The eight- or nine-year-old child was seeking asylum with his parents when the ship crashed into [...]
SOS Children’s Villages raises orphans. So, is it an orphanage?
– By Suzanne Gatto, Director, Household Marketing for SOS Children’s Villages – USA
Many times in conversation or in the media, SOS Children’s Villages is misinterpreted as an orphanage. When this happens, we’re quick to correct our donors and [...]
SOS Children’s Villages in Haiti
On January 12, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake struck Haiti near its capital, Port-au-Prince.
SOS Children’s Villages has been active in Haiti for over 30 years where we provide family-based care for orphaned children in two SOS Villages and assist thousands [...]
Gifts of Love
Valentine’s Day is approaching fast! Give hope to children who need it the most.
In 132 countries, SOS Children’s Villages provide loving homes for orphaned and abandoned children. With the Gifts of Love catalog, you can select a gift to give [...]
Sailing for SOS
SOS Children’s Villages supporter Lee Winters has embarked on a journey, braving the harsh open water to raise awareness for SOS Children’s Villages! Lee says he has modest sailing skills, but his support of SOS is far from it.
Lee gave [...]
The Daily Fight For Orphans
Cassandra Clifford is the author of the Foreign Policy Association blog for children. She wrote this blog posting for us to raise awareness for orphaned and abandoned children. Thanks, Cassandra!
Randy Cohen, American writer and humorist once said, “There is a [...]
Vote Now for the World Orphan Week Video Contest
SOS Children’s Villages and our World Orphan Week video contest finalists have formed a close relationship to raise awareness for orphaned and abandoned children. The finalists’ videos are touching, startling, moving and above all — creative.
Watch each of their videos [...]
Enter the WOW Us Video Contest!
Did you enjoy our introductory video announcing the WOW Us Video Contest? We hope it inspired you to make your own video to help raise awareness for orphaned and abandoned children!
To learn more about how you can enter our online [...]
