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Child rights organizations call for the protection of all Filipino children during the COVID-19 pandemic

April 9 2020 : 

We are facing an unprecedented global public health crisis. While children’s health appears to be less directly affected by COVID-19, it must be recognized that the outbreak will deeply affect the environment where children grow and develop.

A Place to Call Home Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic

April 3 2020 : 

As a young child, Rona had to sell sampaguita garlands outside churches just to survive. Skipping a day of selling sampaguita would leave her with an empty stomach and warrant a beating from her alcoholic father. Had she been living the same life as before, Rona would have nowhere to go amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

SOS Social Worker: Abandoned and neglected children have no one to keep them safe from COVID-19

April 1 2020 : 

Abandoned and neglected children have nowhere to go to quarantine. Ria, a social worker at SOS Children's Villages Philippines presses the urgency to help these children amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. 

SOS Mother Adelle: Children need help while in quarantine | #COVID19

March 31 2020 : 

In the midst of COVID-19 pandemic, SOS Mother Adelle is calling on everyone to help all the abandoned and neglected children who have nowhere else to go.

Tips: How to Explain the Coronavirus to Children

March 21 2020 : 

With the coronavirus or COVID-19 spreading around the world, including the Philippines, we had to implement community quarantines in Luzon. Children with their families are on strict home quarantine and classes were also suspended until April 12.  Surely, children will have questions about what’s going on around them. So here are some tips on how you can explain the coronavirus and our current situation to your children without getting them worried or scared:

SOS Philippines fights for children at risk amidst COVID-19 crisis

March 13 2020 : 

In these times where our public health and safety are compromised, children are affected the most. 

Five Love Languages: How to Make Every Child Feel Loved

February 29 2020 : 

How do you want to be loved?

We all have different answers when asked this question. After all, we have unique love languages. In Gary Chapman’s book The Five Love Languages, he listed five ways people express and experience love.

United Nations Resolution presses member countries to focus on children without parental care for 2020

February 21 2020 : 

The adoption of the UN Resolution on the Rights of a Child by the end of 2019 has set the year 2020 off to a good start for child-focused organizations. 

Happy Hearts Day, SOS Friends!

February 14 2020 : 

Children express their love in many different ways! This Valentine's Day, our children wrote letters for the special people who touched their lives. Scroll down to read the letters and find out if one is for you!

Success Through Diligence: How a Former SOS Child Became a Doctor

January 24 2020 : 

After graduating in college with a degree in Biology, Erwin pursued higher education and applied for medical school. Erwin now works as a doctor in Cavite.