Human Stories
Fares Finally Runs into His Father’s Arms

Fares Finally Runs into His Father’s Arms

Fares is four years old. He came to SOS Children’s Villages through a mosque imam, who found him in January 2024 as a separated and unaccompanied child. Fares spent one year and eight months under the care of SOS Children’s Villages, living in Mama Hidaya’s caravan.
2025-09-01
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How Joud Found Her Place in Hermann Gmeiner School in Gaza

How Joud Found Her Place in Hermann Gmeiner School in Gaza

Joud is a second-grade student in primary school. She transferred from Ghassan Kanafani School to Hermann Gmeiner School after the teaching staff at her previous school struggled to support her due to the lack of a special education teacher.
2025-08-27
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An Unstoppable Will

An Unstoppable Will

After a long journey of resilience, the awaited day finally came: Tamer succeeded in his high school exams the Tawjihi and enrolled in university to study physiotherapy.
2025-08-23
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Iman: A Journey of Hope and Transformation

Iman: A Journey of Hope and Transformation

Iman, a ten-year-old girl with an innocent smile and a gentle personality, joined SOS Children's Village Rafah in 2020 with her older siblings
2025-04-09
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Jamila’s Colors of Hope

Jamila’s Colors of Hope

Jamila, a quiet child with a lovable personality and a warm smile, studies in the seventh grade in the city of Bethlehem.
2024-11-04
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From War to Warmth: Karam's First Month

From War to Warmth: Karam's First Month

Cradled gently in the arms of a rescue worker was a tiny baby boy, just one day old, with a tuft of dark hair and a wrinkled face. "His mother was injured and died while giving birth," explained the worker with a heavy heart. This baby, so new to the world, already carried the weight of loss and chaos, but he would be safe here.
2024-10-08
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