Zimbabwe
Every time the SOS Children’s Villages Zimbabwe team comes to visit Eveliyen Malunga, 66, she bursts into song. She claps her hands and lifts them up to the sky to speak a blessing. The SOS team…
Zimbabwe
02/09/2012 – Kudzai was made a laughing stock by her peers for her inability to read and write. The 12-year-old and her brother were orphaned. Lacking birth certificates and the ability to pay school fees, they…
Zimbabwe
Following the cholera outbreak amongst co-workers of the SOS Maizelands Farm in the Shamva district, some family members and neighbouring farmers, SOS Children's Villages Zimbabwe is investigating the extent of further help. Mr Aaron Mukwirimba, SOS Vocational Training Centre co-ordinator, reported…
Zimbabwe
The cholera epidemic in Zimbabwe now also afflicts some staff members of the Maizelands Farm in the Shamva district which is part of an SOS Vocational Training Centre. However, all those affected could be treated successfully and appropriate precautions…
Zimbabwe
SOS Children's Villages Zimbabwe, in partnership with UNICEF distributed water containers, water purifying tablets and soap to 240 households in the Budiriro suburb of Harare on 11 December. SOS Children's Villages, Zimbabwe, in partnership with UNICEF, held their first distribution…
Zimbabwe
SOS Children's Villages Zimbabwe has received supplies for distribution to family strengthening programme partners and to SOS Children's Village households in their continuing precautions against cholera. SOS Children's Villages Zimbabwe has received the following from UNICEF for use in both their…
Zimbabwe
SOS Children's Villages Zimbabwe reports that no children living in any of the three villages have shown any signs of infection by cholera. Sadly, four families partnering with the family strengthening programme in Harare have lost adult members to…
Zimbabwe
Despite an announcement that aid groups and non-governmental organisations should stop food aid operations and re-apply for permits, SOS Children's Villages Zimbabwe can continue its work in most areas. But the family strengthening programmes are affected to a certain extent.…
Zimbabwe
The "Operation Murambatsvina" carried out in Zimbabwe hit the poorest in the society. Also many children and families who are being assisted by the SOS Social Centres in Bulawayo, Waterfalls near Harare and Bindura have lost the source of…