Strengthen Families Archives : SOS Children's Village Liberia

By SOSJanuary 30, 2025Safeguard Children, Strengthen Families

Supporting Children in School: Creating Safe Space for a Brighter Future

Sixteen-year-old Charlesaetta, now an 11th-grade student at Whole Gospel Mission School in Paynesville, Liberia, has been deeply impacted by the Family Strengthen (FS) Programme supported by SOS Children’s Villages in Liberia. Charlesetta expressed that she…

By SOSOctober 7, 2024Strengthen Families

Building a resilient Livelihood – Life Skills training provides hope for vulnerable Families in Buchanan

In partnership with Brighter Future Children Rescue Center in Buchanan, SOS Children’s Villages in Liberia provided life-skills training for 25 caregivers to enhance resilient livelihood in catering to their families. The economic pressure on many…

By SOSJuly 29, 2024Strengthen Families

Faith’s Rise Above Adversity

3 out of 10 people in Monrovia are living in poverty, the situation is significantly worse in rural areas, where 8 out of 10 individuals are affected by poverty (Liberia Poverty Assessment 2023 Report). Faith, a…

By SOSJuly 24, 2024Strengthen Families

A Journey of Resilience: Kumassah’s story of survival and success through soap making

Nearly 1 million Liberians live in extreme poverty and 2.5 million live in absolute poverty, says the World Bank in its 2023 poverty assessment report. According to UNICEF an estimated 15 percent of 6 –14-year-olds…

By AdminMay 24, 2022Releases, Strengthen Families, Success Stories

A single mother nurturing two daughters with the support of SOS Children’s Villages in Liberia

Betty* aged 30, is a single parent and the breadwinner for her two daughters who together live in Buchanan, central Liberia. Prior to Betty receiving support through the Family Strengthening Program, she was unemployed without…

By AdminMay 6, 2021Releases, Strengthen Families

Amú-chìi – We will survive

Just like three out of ten Liberian girls are pregnant each year before the age of 18, Munah*was not ready to become a mother at the age of 15. She used to do well in…

By AdminAugust 5, 2020Releases, Strengthen Families

Food assistance to extremely vulnerable families in our Family Strengthening (FS) Program

Between March and August, 2020, SOS Children’s Villages Liberia embarked on three rounds of food assistance to FS families as part of support to children and families amidst the coronavirus pandemic. It can be recalled…

By AdminApril 25, 2020Empower Youth, Releases, Strengthen Families

Providing care in a pandemic: SOS Children’s Villages Liberia reaches out to young people and FS families in forty-two FS communities in and round the Liberian capital, Monrovia

The COVID-19 pandemic is of a scale most people alive today have never seen. The outbreak is claiming lives as the health system in Liberia struggles to contain the spread of the virus. The safety…

By AdminApril 8, 2020Education, Health, Releases, Strengthen Families

How to speak to your child about the coronavirus

Many young people are worried about the coronavirus, or COVID-19. Concerned parents and caregivers want to know how to inform their children without frightening them. SOS Children’s Villages Austria runs a national hotline for children,…

By AdminDecember 11, 2019Empower Youth, Releases, Strengthen Families

Brewing a new career-Kou Dahn

Music is the language of the soul and it is expressed in the form of lyrics. The flow of the lyrics and beats inspire listeners whenever a music is played. Music possesses the pedigree of…