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Famine Crisis Warning for West African Sahel Region

Early warning systems indicate famine is imminent in parts of Mali, northern Burkina Faso and parts of Senegal. Erratic rains have across the Sahel have led to poor harvests. As a result, food reserves are reaching critically low levels across the Sahel. SOS Children's Villages, the world's largest non-governmental organization caring for orphaned and abandoned children, is active in these communities in the region and is taking action to help more children and families at risk.

01 February 2012 18:08 GMT

Haiti Two Years after the Earthquake: Help Must Continue

On January 12th, 2010, a massive earthquake struck Haiti claiming the lives of more than 230,000 people and affecting three million others. Significant progress has been made in reconstructing Haiti. Nevertheless, the country remains closer to a state of emergency than a path towards stability or opportunity. In 2011, SOS Children's Villages helped to address the problem and began constructing

22 December 2011 22:10 GMT

SOS Children’s Villages Creates Child-Friendly Spaces in Mogadishu

Since July 2011, SOS Children’s Villages has provided Emergency Relief Programs to save lives and improve living conditions for more than 70,000 victims of the East African drought and famine.

02 December 2011 22:01 GMT

SOS Children’s Villages Remembers Children Orphaned by AIDS

Around the world, people are marking World AIDS Day on December 1, 2011. SOS Children’s Villages, which cares for orphaned and abandoned children in over 130 countries worldwide, is remembering children who have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDS.

01 December 2011 14:45 GMT

NGOs Urge the European Union to Step Up Child-Centric Efforts to Reduce Disaster Risk

Every year some 66 million children around the globe feel the brunt of natural disasters. In Haiti alone, at least half of the 220,000 casualties from the January 2010 quake were children. Almost two years on, more than 500,000 Haitians remain displaced in temporary camps; half of them are girls and boys under18.

21 October 2011 16:58 BST

NGO Uses Smart Card to Help Kenyans Secure Food during Famine

SOS Children’s Villages has partnered with a Kenya-based company to provide an electronic “smart” card that allows villagers affected by drought and famine to obtain food and cash (500 Kenya shillings or $5 USD) directly from local shops.

19 October 2011 16:18 BST

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About SOS Children's Villages - USA

SOS Children's Villages cares for orphaned and abandoned children around the world. Through our Villages and many education, family strengthening, medical, and outreach programs, we impact the lives of over 1 million people each year. SOS Children's Villages builds families for children in need, helps children shape their own futures, and shares in the development of communities.

Homepage

http://www.sos-usa.org

Donations:

https://help.sos-usa.org/sslpage.aspx?pid=428

Expertise:

Administration/office management, Advocacy/lobbying/campaigning, Children, Communications/media/PR, Conflict resolution monitoring, Construction/engineering, Disaster risk reduction, Education, Emergencies, Food and hunger/nutrition, Fundraising, HIV/AIDS, Health and disease, Human resources, Human rights/rule of law, Information technology/ websites, Monitoring and evaluation, Needs/ impact assessment, Programme management, Project management, Protection, Refugees and displacement, Research/policy, Security, Senior management, Shelter, Training and development, Trauma/ mental health, Water and sanitation, Women

Countries of operation:

united-states

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