SOS Children's Villages news and archive

What's behind the latest collection of workwear for children?

Work overalls for children with a GPS tracker in case they get lost? A small waxed shirt that defies pesticides? Trousers with knee pads for undisturbed crawling? What at first glance may sound like a good idea for active children or, somewhat more cynically, safety gear for the impending climate change, has a serious background: child labour....

Fashion

Esprit's big bang day

Lifestyle brand Esprit hosted the finale of its Big Bang campaign, and drummed up support from 4 million people worldwide. In 11 Esprit stores in 11 international cities, people gathered to perform their personal ‘big bang’ drumbeat for the children of the Esprit-financed SOS Children’s Village in Alibaug, India. With Big Bang, Esprit challenged...

Fashion

Esprit helps the children of Haiti

Expressing its sympathy to the people in Haiti, lifestyle label Esprit will host an international fundraising campaign on Saturday 23rd in Esprit retail stores. For each purchase made, Esprit will donate one euro to the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The total amount raised will go to SOS Children's Villages Haiti via the ‘Esprit Cares Trust’...