SOS News by Topic
Our Charity News pages provide follow up information on our work in tsunami-affected areas, our emergency relief efforts in Pakistan and the Middle East as well as reports and news on developments around the world.
You can also keep up-to-date on all of our fundraising news, including articles about support from our ambassadors and partners, charity challenges and any past and present campaigns.
Sponsorship
- 13/10/2008
Christmas Appeal - 27/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Ethiopia (Part 3) - 27/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Ethiopia (Part 2) - 27/03/2008
Sponsor's update Ethiopia (Part 1) - 27/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Turkey - 27/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Lithuania - 26/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Hungary - 26/03/2008
Child sponsorship update the Czech Republic - 26/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Rwanda - 26/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Chad - 26/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from South Africa (Part 4) - 26/03/2008
Sponsor's update from South Africa (Part 3) - 26/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from South Africa (Part 2) - 26/03/2008
Sponsor's update from South Africa (Part 1) - 25/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Mozambique - 25/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Senegal (Part 2) - 25/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Senegal (Part 1) - 17/03/2008
Child sponsorship from Nepal (Part 5) - 17/03/2008
Sponsor's update from Nepal (Part 4) - 17/03/2008
Child sponsorship update from Nepal (Part 3)
Football
- 15/10/2008
Tottenham Hotspur family house officially open! - 29/10/2007
England team charity auction - 22/08/2007
England v. Germany - FIFA/SOS Ambassador at Wembley - 01/05/2007
Rooney and Shevchenko auction shirts for SOS Children - 16/04/2007
Keepy Uppy Challenge 2007 - 27/03/2007
Tottenham Hotspur teams up with SOS Children - 19/12/2006
FIFA/SOS Ambassador Cannavaro scoops top prize - 13/12/2006
Zidane visits SOS Children in Algeria - 17/11/2006
SOS Children mourns Ferenc Puskas - 29/08/2006
Gazza and The FA pay SOS Children a visit
Middle East Crisis
- 04/06/2007
Children suffer as fighting escalates in Lebanon - 04/06/2007
Children suffer as fighting escalates in Lebanon - 09/08/2006
Middle East Crisis: Closure of refugee centre in Syria - 09/08/2006
Middle East Crisis: Surviving in Lebanon - 04/08/2006
Middle East Crisis: The trauma of war - 31/07/2006
Middle East Crisis: Help for refugees in Lebanon - 27/07/2006
Middle East Crisis: News updates - 27/07/2006
Middle East Crisis: Supporting refugees in Syria
Chernobyl Disaster - 20 years on
- 25/04/2006
Report from Chernobyl : Pure Heaven for Big Families - 25/04/2006
The Shadow of Chernobyl - 25/04/2006
An Interview with Director of the SOS Social Centre Borovljany
World Orphan Week
- 12/02/2008
£4,000 donation from HSBC following customer survey - 27/09/2006
Photo exhibition supporting orphans worldwide - 27/09/2006
World Orphan Week - celebrity balloon races - 25/07/2006
World Orphan Week - get fundraising!
Child Soldier
- 18/10/2007
Sudan Child Soldier update for sponsors - 07/02/2007
Sudan Child Soldier Charity News - 19/10/2006
SOS Children: Northern Uganda: Charity builds a long term centre - 25/02/2006
Children in Conflict - 23/02/2006
SOS Child Soldier : A Rwandan child who became Child Soldier - 23/02/2006
SOS Child Soldiers : Child Soldiers in Sudan - 23/02/2006
SOS Child Soldiers : Children in Palestine - 21/02/2006
SOS Child Soldiers - 21/02/2006
SOS Child Soldier : Uganda project
Charity Events
- 13/06/2008
Leee John visits SOS Children in France - 13/02/2008
Autumn Fair - 17/10/2007
'wear something WOW'! - 08/08/2007
Ever seen a gorilla doing press ups? - 18/05/2007
Child abandonment exhibition - 08/03/2007
Photography Exhibition in Chichester Library: Photos of SOS Children’s Villages Belarus - 01/09/2006
World Orphan Week - 04/07/2006
FA visit to SOS Children in Lesotho - 12/05/2006
Helping families to care for their children - 20/04/2006
Classical concert at the Albert Hall in aid of SOS Children - 06/04/2006
SOS Children releases 2006 Wikipedia CD Selection - 31/03/2006
Classic Response 2006: G4 GHANA DIARY - 23/02/2006
Classic Response 2006 - 21/02/2006
Abrupt end to Motorbike Adventure in aid of SOS Children - 15/01/2006
Charity Preview: Walk the Line - 01/03/2005
Classic Response 2005 - 01/03/2005
Classic Response : by Celtic Tenor James Nelson
Somalia News
- 22/04/2008
SOS Children staff injured in Mogadishu - 04/12/2007
Somalia Charity evacuates some children - 23/11/2007
Somalia update - 13/11/2007
Mortar hits orphans' home - 11/11/2007
Mortar Shell hit charity project - 21/08/2007
Mortar hits SOS Hospital in Mogadishu - 09/08/2007
Tension in Mogadishu as search for insurgents continues - 08/05/2007
Somalia Update: Cautious return to normality - 02/05/2007
Somalia update: Uneasy calm as children return home - 26/04/2007
Somalia Update: Missiles hit SOS Hospital in Mogadishu - 24/04/2007
Somalia Update: Evacuations in Mogadishu - 23/04/2007
Somalia Update: fighting creates more chaos - 02/04/2007
Somalia crisis update - 08/02/2007
Fighting in Mogadishu: children are the victims - 22/09/2006
Last farewell to Sister Leonella - 18/09/2006
The real Sister Leonella: an interview with Sister Marzia - 14/11/2005
Death penalty for the murder of SOS co-workers
Fundraising News
- 15/10/2008
Charity Christmas Cards for 2008 - 24/09/2008
New online Fundraising approach - 10/09/2008
Hope Education Supporting SOS Children - 09/09/2008
Fundraising News: concerned for orphans - 15/08/2008
Charity Cricket match for SOS Children - 28/05/2008
Eurotandem 2008: Norway's North Cape To Malta Over 5,000KM On A Tandem! - 09/05/2008
Flamenco-Inspired Art Exhibition for SOS Children - 10/04/2008
Facto: A fun way to practice finding factors - 02/04/2008
Spurring us on! Tottenham Hotspurs continue their support for SOS Children - 24/01/2008
UK Charity declares the death of Direct Mail - 08/11/2007
A “Song of Hope” on World AIDS Day - 31/08/2007
Charity Christmas Cards for 2007 - 08/08/2007
Adopt a duck for SOS Children - 26/07/2007
Bhangra beats for SOS Children - 04/06/2007
The Magic Lantern of Kimbustan - 28/03/2007
Be part of a musical first and support SOS Children! - 04/12/2006
World Record sponsored attempt supporting SOS Children - 09/11/2006
World Aids Day - 03/11/2006
Phil’s trip to Ghana - 13/10/2006
National Giving Week - giving hope to orphans
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal
- 07/10/2006
Little Ishfaq reunited with his family by charity - 07/10/2006
Kashmir earthquake - charity review one year on - 03/04/2006
Pakistan Earthquake Summary - 19/02/2006
Kashmir Earthquake News - 19/02/2006
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal : 10th report Search and Rescue - 19/02/2006
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal : 9th report SOS Children official custodian of orphaned children - 19/02/2006
Kashmir Earthquake Appeal : 7th report Search and Rescue Team / SOS Emergency Shelter Rawalpindi - 19/02/2006
Kashmir Earthquake News : First Report
Conflicts
- 13/10/2008
SOS Schools in Mogadishu forced to close - 17/09/2008
SOS Doctor returns to Somali war zone - 10/06/2008
SOS Children continues quiet charity work in Zimbabwe
General SOS News
- 15/10/2008
Christmas sponsorship update from Sierra Leone - 15/10/2008
Christmas sponsorship update from Russia - 15/10/2008
Christmas sponsorship update from Bolivia - 15/10/2008
Christmas sponsorship update from Banglasdesh - 30/09/2008
Case studies: former SOS child from Isolo, Nigeria - 30/09/2008
Case studies: former child from Tema goes international - 30/09/2008
Case studies: former SOS child from Tegucigalpa, Honduras - 29/09/2008
Case studies: former SOS child from Freetown, Sierra Leone - 29/09/2008
Case studies: former SOS child at becomes nursery teacher in Bolivia - 29/09/2008
Case study of former SOS child from Lusaka, Zambia - 29/09/2008
Case study from of a former SOS child at Semarang, Indonesia - 29/09/2008
Case study of former SOS child from Maputo - 29/09/2008
Case study of former SOS child from Damascus (Qodsaya) - 29/09/2008
Case study from Estelí, Nicaragua of former SOS child - 29/09/2008
Case study of former SOS child from Lesotho - 26/09/2008
Sponsor's update from Kutaisi - 26/09/2008
Child sponsorship update from San Cristóbal - 26/09/2008
Sponsor's update from Sonsonate - 26/09/2008
Child sponsorship update from Keila - 26/09/2008
Sponsor's update from Los Jardines (Santo Domingo)
HIV/AIDS
Sponsor a Child
- 22/09/2008
Sponsor's update from Tirana - 30/11/2007
Child sponsorship update from Angola - 08/11/2007
Sponsor's Report from Haiti - 25/09/2007
Child sponsorship update from Costa Rica - 25/08/2007
Child sponsorship update from Mongolia - 28/07/2007
Sponsor's update from Morocco - 28/07/2007
Sponsor's update from Uganda - 20/07/2007
Sponsor's update Central African Republic - 06/06/2007
Child sponsorship update from Guinea Bissau - 01/06/2007
Child sponsorship update from Zambia - 06/02/2007
Child sposnorship update from Nigeria - 01/02/2007
Child sponsorship update from Tunisia - 06/01/2007
Child sponsorship update Burundi (Part 2) - 23/11/2006
Sponsor a child for Christmas - 06/11/2006
Sponsor's update from Burundi (Part 1)