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A happy home for children of special needs
SOS Children’s Village, Khajuri Kalan, Bhopal is spread across an area of around 70 acres and has picturesque surroundings with a number of trees and plants. Amidst this scenic beauty the village has 14 Family Houses, a Special Activity Center, … Continue reading
SOS Children’s Villages supports women to lead respectable lives
Pinky lost her husband in the year 2001 and was left alone to fend for the existence of her three small children. Her educational qualification was only up till class five which made getting a job really tough. “We were … Continue reading
SOS Mothers from India receive highest honour
15 SOS mothers from SOS Children’s Villages India were honoured with the prestigious ring of honor. The Ring ceremony was presided by Honorary President SOS Children’s Villages International Mr. Helmut Kutin, President SOS Children’s Villages International Siddhartha Kaul, DSG Asia Shubha Murthi and President … Continue reading
A Safe haven for three girls – SOS Children’s Villages Pondicherry
Aruna, Abinaya and Asha are biological sisters who came to SOS Children’s Village Puducherry during a time of great personal tragedy. These children lost parental care at a very tender age. Their father died due to cardiac arrest and soon … Continue reading
S R Jindal Award for SOS Children’s Villages India
Sitaram Jindal Foundation recognized the work of SOS Children’s Villages India for children in need and bestowed upon them the prestigious ‘S R Jindal award’. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Mr. R C Lahoti bestowed this award on SOS Children’s … Continue reading
For Roshni -The gift of life is the gift of hope.
This is the story of Roshni. A young child who saw one tragedy after another in a short span of time. Her father died of AIDS and her mother also tested HIV positive. When the villagers became aware of Roshni’s mother’s … Continue reading
Once an abandoned child, today an MBA graduate
Heena narrates her experience of growing up in SOS Children’s Village, Bhimtal When I turned 6, my mother died of an illness. The responsibility of bringing up my elder brother and me fell on my father. But he could not bear the … Continue reading
“In India, every second child is abused in one form or another”
Siddhartha Kaul is the first Indian to be appointed global president of SOS Children’s Villages International, the NGO supporting children in need. Speaking with Srijana Mitra Das, Kaul explained the SOS model, how poverty hits children the hardest- and why raising … Continue reading
“Bonding with an SOS child helped me”- SOS Sponsor, Chennai
A sponsor who lost her own child speaks about her sponsored child Vanaja at SOS Children’s Village Chennai and how bonding with this child helped the sponsor forget her own pain. As the ‘mangalsutra’ (It is a sacred thread of … Continue reading
