SOS Children's Villages and Swarovski Recognize World Orphan Week
SOS Children’s Villages, the largest international orphan care organization in the world, is recognizing World Orphan Week with Swarovski by auctioning off celebrity designed jean jackets on Ebay. (go to www.ebay.com/swarovski) All proceeds from the jacket auction will go to help SOS... - October 05, 2007
International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Visits SOS Children’s Village in Equatorial Guinea
Rodrigo de Rato, the Managing Director of the IMF visited the SOS Children’s Village in Equatarial Guinea following the summit meeting of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC). His focused discussions on economic growth and poverty reduction in the region were... - March 17, 2006
SOS Children’s Villages Nominated for 2006 Nobel Peace Prize
The 2006 nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize were announced today and SOS Children’s Villages was among the nominees for their work caring for the world’s orphaned and abandoned children. This is the fourteenth nomination SOS has received for this prestigious award. - February 27, 2006
Michail Gorbachev Honours SOS Mothers as "Women of the Year"
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the German association SOS-Kinderdorf, Margarete Gehring, from Diessen, Ammersee, will receive this year's Women's World Award in the name of all SOS mothers worldwide, in the category of "social commitment," from the hands of Michail Gorbachev. - November 28, 2005
Foundation Stone Laying at SOS Children's Village in Nigeria
The foundation stone laying ceremony for one of the six SOS Children's Villages to be constructed under the 6 villages for 2006 charity campaign, will take place on November 21, 2005 in Nigeria's Gwagwalada. Nigerian football hero and "FIFA for SOS Children's Villages" ambassador Jay Jay Okocha may be attending the ceremony. - November 15, 2005
SOS Children’s Villages Joins Austin Grill to Promote the Johnny Cash Film, "Walk the Line"
Movie promotion builds awareness for orphaned and abandoned children around the world. Austin Grill in Silver Spring, MD, November 10th from 6-8pm. - November 09, 2005