SOS Children's Villages

Egypt close to no loss in tourism in 2009

CAIRO: Egypt is close to achieving no loss for 2009 in the tourism sector, said Hisham Zaazou, senior assistant to the Minister of Tourism. Currently, the Egyptian tourism industry is 4-5 percent below last year's revenues. The...

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Tibetan orphans hope to visit Tibet one day

Achoe does not remember much of his childhood in Tibet. The 18-year-old, now in an orphanage in Karnakata, left his motherland when he was around four. But all these years, all he has yearned for is to go back home and meet his...

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Angelina Jolie’s reported Jordanian adoption is revealed as false

Two weeks ago, Angelina dominated four tabloid covers with various stories about her “cruelty and spite” and that sort of thing. One of the tabloids, OK! Magazine, ran a story alleging that Angelina was planning to adopt from...

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Zambia: Thandiwe Launches Children's SOS

FIRST Lady Thandiwe Banda yesterday launched a seven year Strategic Plan for the SOS Children's village with calls on Zambians and co-operating partners to join hands in improving the lives of the under privileged in Zambia.

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Millions of Children in Zambia Lose Touch with Cultural Identity

ZAMBIA (MNN) In Zambia, half the population is under the age of 15, and the older generation is dead or dying from AIDS. As the AIDS epidemic rages on in Sub-Sahara Africa, a secondary problem is arising: millions of children...

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SOS Children's Village in Qi Lin's eyes

This photo taken by Zhao Peng on Oct. 31, 2009 shows Qi Lin touring an SOS Children Village in Kaifeng, central China's Henan province. Qi Lin, a 14-year-old student of No. 8 High School in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's...

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Religare on CSR drive; ties up with NGO

Integrated financial services provider Religare Enterprises has tied up with SOS Children's Village to sponsor orphaned children and women as part of its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative.

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Cybercom Group: Cybercom Supports SOS Children's Villages in Rwanda (Business Wire)

STOCKHOLM--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Cybercom (STO:CYBE) signed a long-term partnership agreement with SOS Children's Villages and will finance a major part of the activities at a primary school for 200 children in...

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Tough challenges ahead of Nepal's disabled

by Zhang Jianhua KATHMANDU, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Amrita Gyawali was 3 years old when she took that fateful bus ride with her parents and two siblings from New Delhi, capital of India, to the Nepali capital Kathmandu in autumn to...

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Starry love lightens orphans' hearts

BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- "Her name is Dang Yiyi, and she is our Chinese gem," is how Frenchwoman Amelie always introduces her adopted Chinese daughter to guests. Dang, born in Taiyuan city in central China three years ago,...

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