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21. September 2023 – This year, the Workers Council decided to support SOS Children's Village Liechtenstein. More

1. September 2023 – Yesterday, our staff member Sarah Tanzer was able to support 22 teachers in implementing the SOS Heart Box. More

17. August 2023 – For the second time, SOS Children's Villages is organising the Day of the Will together with Stein Egerta Adult Education. More

5. August 2023 – Over the next two months, employees of the Federal Police will be sweating for children in need. More

4. August 2023 – The effects of the climate crisis are becoming increasingly apparent around the world. More

11. Juli 2023 – Over the next two months, employees of the Federal Police will be sweating for children in need. More

29. Juni 2023 – Yesterday there was something to celebrate - namely the reopening of the Migros branch in Schaan. More

21. Juni 2023 – Forced marriages, child marriages, abuse, violence and other forms of exploitation of women and girls have risen sharply in Afghanistan. More

13. Juni 2023 – The destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukraine has triggered a humanitarian crisis in the middle of the war zone. More

30. Mai 2023 – Kiwanisclub Liechtenstein supports local family programme. More

22. Mai 2023 – After a difficult time, Jasmin comes to the parent-child living in the SOS Children's Village Burgenland with her son about two years ago. More

4. Mai 2023 – From now on, the pharmacy at the Postplatz in Schaan supports our earthquake relief. More

25. April 2023 – Due to fighting in the immediate vicinity, the SOS Children's Village in Sudan's capital Khartoum was evacuated last Monday. More

31. März 2023 – SOS Children's Villages is on the ground in Syria with an emergency team. Our emergency coordinator Julian Erjautz talks about the situation. More

17. März 2023 – "Our experience is that derailed families often can't get back on track without involving fathers," says social worker Festim Prognadi from Albania. More

28. Februar 2023 – We start the second project year with the SOS Heart Box: All teachers of the 4th - 8th grade are invited to order their personal SOS Heart Box. More

17. Februar 2023 – The devastating earthquake in Syria also shocked the children from the SOS Children's Villages in Damascus. More

10. Februar 2023 – Thousands of people were buried under the rubble, countless families have lost their homes and are homeless in the winter cold. More

3. Februar 2023 – Supporting abandoned young people: Helping is simply a pleasure! More

24. Januar 2023 – Around 37,000 children and young people live on the streets in Germany. More

19. Januar 2023 – Ghada, the girl in the photo, is the youngest of 5 children and was born in Syria with Down Syndrome. More

17. Januar 2023 – For many years, the Lions Club Liechtenstein has been committed to social causes. More

13. Januar 2023 – The Schellenberg carol singers went from house to house in the community on 4 and 5 January 2023 and collected for the SOS emergency aid in the Tigray region. More

9. Januar 2023 – Donors from Liechtenstein were once again extremely generous at Christmas time! More

20. Dezember 2022 – The painting shop Atelier B&B for customised interior and exterior solutions has decided to support this project with CHF 2'000 as a Christmas donation. More

13. Dezember 2022 – The third "LittleMudRun", the fun run for children, was a complete success despite the gloomy weather. More

2. Dezember 2022 – As of now, donations can be made to SOS Children's Villages Liechtenstein using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Lightning or Ethereum. More

23. November 2022 – Lots of excitement, great jubilation and palpitations: these were our emotions at yesterday's award ceremony for the Equal Opportunities Award! More

21. November 2022 – Being an SOS parent is a special profession with unique duties and challenges. While it is often described as a calling and a vocation, specialised training is a key step to becoming an SOS parent. More

14. November 2022 – Eleven years of war, unrest and displacement have also threatened the education of an entire generation More

26. Oktober 2022 – WOW! We are blown away by yesterday's LGT Award for social engagement! More

24. Oktober 2022 – As a sponsor, you help children in crisis in a sustainable way. Because your long-term support gives children in the SOS Children's Village the chance of a good and self-determined future. Improve the lives of children forever! More

3. Oktober 2022 – Poverty and violence characterise the lives of children in Palestine, which includes the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. More

27. September 2022 – With the SOS Heart Box, the SOS Children's Village has created a ready-made teaching and learning material for schools so that children can expand their social skills such as mindfulness, appreciation and mutual reinforcement. More

20. September 2022 – The coming winter could be one of the toughest in decades for Ukraine. More

14. September 2022 – Without decisive action, 8 million children are at risk of death from starvation. More

9. September 2022 – Our staff member Yevgeniya Rzayeva never intended to leave her home in Kiev. More

2. September 2022 – We are overwhelmed! 24 classes as well as several school social workers introduce the SOS Heart Box! More

29. August 2022 – The "Home Game" project developed by SOS Children's Villages has already been successfully kicked off in Innsbruck, Graz, Vienna and Salzburg. More

19. August 2022 – With our mother-child project, we advocate for children of mentally ill mothers in Liechtenstein and the neighbouring Rhine Valley. More

4. August 2022 – Tag des Testaments am 13. September: So bleibt der Familienfriede gewahrt More

2. August 2022 – After three years of planning and many considerations the SOS Children's Village Altmünster celebrates the ground-breaking ceremony for a large-scale village renewal. More

5. Juli 2022 – Companies that take on social responsibility and share their success with others bring great things forward More

29. Juni 2022 – The "SOS Heart Box" project convinced the top-class jury of the LGT Award for Social Commitment! More

21. Juni 2022 – Many of the ukrainian families are traumatised by the war and the flight. The psychosocial burden is particularly great for children and young people. More

20. Juni 2022 – On 23 March at around 3 pm, four buses from Ukraine arrived in Tyrol, two at the Hermann Gmeiner Academy in Innsbruck, the other two continued directly to the SOS Children's Village in Imst. More

12. Juni 2022 – Why the vicious circle of child labour and poverty is so difficult to break - and where the projects of SOS Children's Villages come in. More

3. Juni 2022 – The Ukraine war is devastating even for people living thousands of kilometres away. More

25. Mai 2022 – SOS Children's Villages tries to prevent children from being separated from their parents by providing preventive support. More

10. Mai 2022 – If mum or dad cannot give their child the necessary love and warmth, for whatever reason, then the child will become ill. More

26. April 2022 – FC Vaduz was able to make a valuable contribution to social projects with the contribution to social projects. More

14. April 2022 – In cooperation with the Tipiti association in Rehetobel (AR), SOS Children's Villages has created a new home for 44 children who have fled from Ukraine and their foster parents in the house "ob dem Holz" in Rehetobel (AR). More

12. April 2022 – In Lviv, on the border with Poland, we have opened a mother and child centre together with a local partner organisation. More

7. April 2022 – The Bread and Flowers Day has been held at Eschen Primary School for 20 years. This year it was dedicated to the famine in Madagascar. More

5. April 2022 – As patron of SOS Children's Villages Liechtenstein, Tatjana von Lattorff, Princess von und zu Liechtenstein, is very keen to find out first-hand about the projects benefiting Ukrainian war children. More

1. April 2022 – Just in time for tomorrows Children's Book Day, Isabel Sutter from Grabs publishes a colorful children's book. More

24. März 2022 – On March 23, more than 100 children and their caregivers arrived in Tyrol at SOS Children's Villages. More

17. März 2022 – SOS Children's Villages is now supporting the Caritas day center at Vienna's main train station with a child protection zone for children from Ukraine. More

11. März 2022 – Great news: Yesterday Thursday we were able to bring another 300 children to safety and out of the country. More

8. März 2022 – Darya Kasyanova has been the national programme development director of SOS Children’s Villages Ukraine for five and a half years. More

6. März 2022 – After much turmoil, Ukrainian orphans are safe. More

27. Februar 2022 – The foster families from SOS Children’s Village Brovary, Kyiv region and from Luhansk region, who were staying in a health resort in western Ukraine, are moving to Poland today or Monday. More

25. Februar 2022 – As of yesterday morning, 24 February, Ukraine is in a state of war. More

22. Februar 2022 – The SOS Children's Villages in Ukraine had to evacuate the first families from the SOS Children's Village Luhansk due to the ongoing threat situation and intensive shelling along the demarcation line. More

18. Februar 2022 – Our piggy bank was terribly bored in the office, so it decided to go travelling. More

10. Februar 2022 – Cyclone Batsirai made landfall in the southeast coastline of Madagascar with heavy rains and strong winds that destroyed homes, cut power lines and triggered widespread flooding. More

7. Februar 2022 – thyssenkrupp Presta supports family programme of SOS Children's Village Liechtenstein More

27. Januar 2022 – A year of counselling and support for stressed parents shows: Parents often feel overwhelmed during the pandemic. More

18. Januar 2022 – Today you will learn the story of a small businesswoman from Bolivia. Angélica smiles, she is proud of everything she has achieved. More

7. Januar 2022 – 83 weeks - that's how long schools in Uganda were completely or partially closed due to the Corona pandemic. More

17. Dezember 2021 – Young people from Vaduz High School support the SOS Children's Village aid project in Niger with homemade Christmas cookies. More

16. Dezember 2021 – Every year, students at the Liechtenstein Gymnasium get involved in helping people in need as part of their ethics and religion classes. More

14. Dezember 2021 – In mid-September, over 200 children took part in the LittleMudRun, the fun run for kids. They conquered climbing walls, waded through mud holes, jumped over car tires and fearlessly jumped into the ice bath. More

2. Dezember 2021 – Class 2b of the Oberschule Vaduz decided to support a fundraising campaign for disadvantaged families in Niger. More

1. Dezember 2021 – The current Vaterland magazine is dedicated to the topic of "Giving". Editor Andreas Laternser interviewed the team from SOS Children's Village Liechtenstein. More

29. November 2021 – GivingTuesday is the global day of giving and generosity. This day is all about giving and doing good. Social engagement gets high attention and visibility. More

20. November 2021 – The Corona pandemic has led to an increase in domestic violence and exploitation of children in Africa. This is the finding of a study presented by SOS Children's Villages to mark International Children's Rights Day on November 20. More

15. November 2021 – Solar panels, an electric car and waste collection campaigns: These are the first steps towards sustainability at the SOS Children's Village in Sarajevo. More

8. November 2021 – The current issue of VM magazine is dedicated to the topic of the female side of NGOs. More

4. November 2021 – With the offer of parent-child living, SOS Children's Villages tries to prevent families from breaking up. A mother reports on her experience. More

18. Oktober 2021 – The Liechtenstein Government supports the emergency aid programme in Tigray, Ethiopia, with CHF 100'000 More

5. Oktober 2021 – As a crisis foster mother, Gabi Grössing offers a temporary home to children in need More

24. September 2021 – In the south of Madagascar, hunger and desperation are taking on dramatic forms! More

21. September 2021 – 2014 was a difficult year for the Syrian girl Sabah and her three brothers. They lost their parents in the war and lived for a long time in one of the SOS Children's Village transition centres. More

13. September 2021 – For many people it is important to leave traces in their lives. They want their values and ideas of a good world. What better way better than by making a donation in their will to an aid organisation? More

9. September 2021 – There is always an alternative to violence. Numerous children's organisations under the umbrella of the Children's Lobby Liechtenstein are committed to non-violent education. More

17. August 2021 – More than 1,300 people are dead after the massive earthquake in south-west Haiti. The children and families in the SOS Children's Village Les Cayes, which is located in the region, are well! More

5. August 2021 – Humanitarian Aid Day is on 19 August. A good reason to join in the national day of giving. More

6. Juli 2021 – 350,000 people in the northern Ethiopian region of Tigray are starving as a result of the civil war. More

1. Juli 2021 – SOS Children's Villages is committed to improving the living conditions of socially disadvantaged children, young people and their families. More

26. Juni 2021 – Hedi De Zilva-Marxer startet crocheting baby shoes about three years ago. More

11. Juni 2021 – The main cause of child labour: abject, merciless poverty. More

10. Juni 2021 – The BNI Werdenberg-Liechtenstein - a network organisation of entrepreneurs - meets regularly to exchange ideas. More

8. Juni 2021 – In 2020, nearly 16,000 refugees and migrants arrived in Greece by land and sea. More

25. Mai 2021 – Many generations have grown up in the Salzburg SOS Children's Village Seekirchen since 1964. More

18. Mai 2021 – SOS Children's Villages Palestine is responding as quickly as possible to support children and families in the current conflict. More

11. Mai 2021 – SOS Children's Village Somalia is at the forefront of administering the Covid 19 vaccine More

6. Mai 2021 – Child protection is of the utmost importance to SOS Children's Villages. Since 2008, the organisation has taken a wealth of measures to anchor child protection in around 3,000 SOS projects worldwide. More

2. Mai 2021 – With her self-designed book, Elisa Di Benedetto supports orphans in Central Africa. More

22. April 2021 – Every employee brings his or her personal values to the workplace. More