July Round Up

September 27, 2020 admin Uncategorized No comments yet

As the battle with Coronavirus continues we at SOS Children’s Villages of India are committed to support vulnerable children and their families in this crises situation. Our benevolent teams across the country have been making sure that all our children and community caregivers are engaged positively in some or the other work, keeping their safety [...]

August Round Up

September 27, 2020 admin Uncategorized No comments yet

As the journey of COVID-19 continues so does the journey of SOS India. With some relaxations slowly everyone is getting back on track towards their routine lives. Right from our dynamic youth Grace Valentine getting her article published in a renowned journal to electing new leaders of the Children Committee in SOS Chennai, our children [...]

Prevention of Child Abandonment

April 27, 2020 admin Uncategorized No comments yet

According to UNICEF, India has 29.6 million orphan and abandoned children. In 2011, a study was conducted by SOS Children’s Villages of India, concluded that this number equals the 4% of India’s child population. However, in disconcerting figures provided by Childline India Foundation in 2017, of these 30 million children, there are only 470,000 children in institutionalised [...]

Screen time guidelines are important

March 27, 2020 admin Uncategorized No comments yet

In an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus, states across the country have announced closures of schools. These scholastic shutdowns have been implemented to make people stay home and practice physical distancing. This also means that suddenly parents are spending more time at home with their children. And with such short notice, [...]

UN adopts Rights of the Child Resolution with a focus on children without parental care

January 14, 2020 admin Uncategorized No comments yet

The Third Committee of the UN General Assembly embraces Rights of the Child resolution with advanced commitments for parentless and abandoned children across the world. UN General Assembly’s Third Committee finalized negotiations and adopted its annual resolution on the Rights of the Child (A/RES/74/21) on 18th November, 2019. This year, the resolution focuses on one [...]

Highlights 2019

January 3, 2020 admin Uncategorized No comments yet

The year 2019 was of great success for SOS Children’s Villages of India. From being awarded among the best child care NGOs to getting partnership with some influential organizations, this year had a lot in store for SOS India’s growth as whole. The national campaign #NoChildAlone was successfully launched and has managed to reach around [...]

Child Poverty Long term effects

August 2, 2019 admin Uncategorized No comments yet

Childhood poverty is a widespread issue in the world, with millions of children living in need of proper education and health. Poverty can lead to both immediate and permanent consequences that can follow a child into adulthood. Various behavioral studies and research concentrating especially on children that grow up in conditions of poverty have indicated [...]

Dance is what we breathe and this is why we live today.

May 28, 2019 admin Uncategorized No comments yet

At SOS India, we learned language is no barrier to express one’s emotions. Dance is our way of expression."We were always crying, on the outside porch waiting for our grandmother to come to take us back. But, she never came. We thank our SOS mother and our siblings who helped us in transforming our lives. [...]

Zero Discrimination Day | Learning the art of acceptance

February 28, 2019 admin Uncategorized No comments yet

“Prejudice and discrimination based on our differences is an unfortunate fact of life.”– Bonnie Hammer What is Zero Discrimination Day? Globally observed on March 1 every year, Zero Discrimination Day is a reminder to celebrate diversity and reject all kinds of discrimination. India is a country that vividly reflects the many facades of violence and [...]

Turning Poison into Medicine | Piyari’s Road to Joy

November 28, 2018 admin Uncategorized No comments yet

“When you come to the end of your rope, tie and knot and hang on.”- Franklin D. Roosevelt Piyari belongs to a poor family near SOS Children’s Village Jaipur. A strong and determined woman, she was always hopeful for a better future for her children and worked hard day and night to make their dreams [...]

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