Friends & Donations (SOS Social Centre)

SOS Social Centre receive donations from a couple of italian tourists.

"FLOR DE LÓTUS BRANCO"

"Lótus Branco! Flor de magia e de mistério,

que desdobras através dos elementos da matéria física

todo o maravilhoso simbolismo da Alma Humana!

Como Ela, tu vais buscar à terra, penosamente,
numa luta laboriosa e oculta de todos os momentos,
no trabalho incessante das tuas raízes,
o sustento da planta grosseira e informe
que há-de fender as águas, conquistar o ar livre,
abrir-se em largas folhas ao esplendor do sol
e desabrochar por fim, em pleno espaço, livre, radiosa, imaculada e linda!


E quando a tua corola se debruça na superfície dos lagos espelhados,
as pétalas de neve que balançam na brisa a sua alvura sem mancha,
para sempre perderam a memória do lodo, onde as tuas raízes se revolvem e afundam,
na ânsia de colher para ti a pura essência da vida que te anima."

Félix Bermudes

"WHITE LOTUS FLOWER"

"White Lotus! Flower of magic and mystery,

which unfold through the physical elements of the whole matter,

wonderful symbolism of the human soul!

As the human soul, you will get to land, painfully,

in a hidden and hard struggle of all times,

in the ceaseless work of your roots,

the maintenance of the plant gross and deformed,

which creates cracks in the water,

winning the open air, opened in large sheets

to the splendour of the sun and, finally,

flowering in the free space, radiant, beautiful and immaculate!

And when your corolla focuses on the mirrored surface of the lakes,

the petals of snow which rock in the breeze its spotless whiteness,

forever lost the memory of mud, where your roots goes to redouble and sink,

looking forward to reaping for you the pure essence of life that inspires you”.

Félix Bermudes

Mãe SOS Porta Voz

Mãe SOS Celestina Pereira (á esq.) e Mãe SOS Ana Francisca (á dir.)

Foi eleita, na Aldeia Infantil SOS S. Domingos, uma nova Mãe SOS Porta-voz para o ano 2009: Sr.ª Ana Francisca [Mãe SOS da Casa Familiar nº 6 (China)] em substituição da Sr.ª Celestina Pereira. O acto de empossamento foi testemunhado pelo staff completo da aldeia. Num momento de muita alegria, não faltaram discursos. Ouviram-se muitas palavras de encorajamento para a Mãe SOS Ana Francisca, muito saudada pelos presentes tendo-lhe sido entregue um presente recebido das mãos da Sr.ª Cláudia Santos, Mãe Conselheira.

Something new in SOS CV S. Domingos

Today the SOS CV S.Domingos began the day with something new. It's the most accomplished remodeling by Adilson Fernandes (ACVD) assistant director of the village director, the young artist that had previously designed something similar in the enclosure of administration location.

A Visit to Embassy of China

The children from Familiar House 6 -China, and one child from each differents family houses in SOS CV S. Domingos, traveled to the Chinese Embassy located in the Achada Sto. Antonio, to make a visit requested by Mr. Ambassador. The children were accompanied by the Children Village Director, Mr. Fernando Pinto Director, SOS Mother Ms. Ana Francisca and Mother adviser, Claudia Santos.

Beneficiárias SOS tornam-se vítimas de violência na Faixa de Gaza

A violência na Faixa de Gaza, afectou dezenas de beneficiários das Aldeias SOS naquele país. O Centro Social tem estado fechado desde o início da campanha israelita em 27 de Dezembro e colaboradores e voluntários foram aconselhados a ficar em casa apenas com comunicação via telefone.
Segundo relatos, um conjunto de prédios do governo perto do centro social, foram destruídas por ataques aéreos israelitas. Segundo Ihsan Redwan, o coordenador nacional do programa de fortalecimento familiar na Faixa de Gaza, uma criança de 13 anos de idade, filho de uma família beneficiária do norte da cidade de Jabaliya, foi gravemente ferido.
O hospital, que tem estado a operar acima das suas possibilidades de funcionamento, desde o início desta recente escalada conflito, teve de abrir mão dela apesar do seu estado de saúde crítico.
Um grande número de crianças de famílias participantes no FSP sofre já de distúrbios psicológicos como resultado desta escalada de conflito, incluindo incontinência urinária, insónia, entre outras coisas.
Segundo o site da organização a SOS Kinderdorf International abordará o processo o mais rapidamente quando a calma voltar á região uma vez que de momento todo o pessoal médico o está sobrecarregado com emergências.

Families become victims of violence in Gaza

While the SOS Children's Village Rafah remains unharmed, dozens of families who receive support from SOS Children's Villages' family strengthening programmes have been severely affected by the violence that has erupted in the Gaza Strip.

The violence in the Gaza Strip has affected dozens of beneficiaries of the SOS Children's Villages family strengthening programme (FSP) in the area. The Social Centre has been closed since the beginning of the Israeli campaign on 27 December and co-workers and volunteers have been advised to stay at home and communicate via telephone. According to reports, a number of government buildings close to the social centre have been destroyed by Israeli air strikes.
According to Ihsan Redwan, the national FSP coordinator in the Gaza Strip, a 13 year-old child from a family in the FSP from the northern town of Jabaliya has been severely wounded. The hospital, which has been operating well above capacity since the beginning of the recent conflict escalation, had to discharge him despite his critical health condition.

Meanwhile, five families in the FSP from Jabaliya have been displaced after their houses were destroyed by air raids and two more have abandoned their houses out of fear that they will be targeted. The families have either moved in with relatives or into UNRWA (United Nations Relief and Works Agency) schools in the town. Families in the area’s FSP have been suffering from shortages of basic food supplies, including flour. Our local community based organisation partners have been trying to address this problem and have already succeeded in delivering some essential food items. Moreover, houses of several families in the FSP from the towns of Khan Yunis, Deir Elbalah and El Burij were destroyed and their inhabitants forced to seek shelter elsewhere.

In Rafah, the situation remains dire for seven families who were living close to the Egyptian border and fled to UNRWA schools to seek refuge. One of the houses has been reportedly damaged by the air strikes. SOS Children's Village Rafah and our local partners have been delivering basic food items to the families.

A large number of children from families participating in the FSP are suffering from psychological disorders as a result of the conflict escalation, including enuresis (bedwetting) and insomnia, among other things. SOS Children's Villages will address this as soon as some calm returns to the area since at the moment all medical personnel are overwhelmed with emergencies.

The FSP is assisting 900 children (187 families) by providing food parcels, schooling and child care activities, among other basic needs. FSP in the Gaza Strip has also been training care givers to help them run their own micro-projects by providing management skills and literacy courses and raising awareness on children's and women's rights.

In: http://www.sos-childrensvillages.org/