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•	'I've never been an excellent student, I have just did what I had to do,' says Anneli (Photo: Marko Mägi)

Anneli studies swamp plankton

21-year-old Anneli is one of very few from SOS Children's Village Keila, Estonia who has graduated from university but that does not make her think of herself as someone special. More...
His SOS mother is full of praise for Valle (Photo: Marko Mägi)

Logic rules

15-year-old Valle is one of the most outstanding youngsters at SOS Children's Village Keila, Estonia, the SOS mothers reckon. Logic - he is outstanding because he is left-handed and the tallest boy with 195 centimetres (6.4 feet) at the village - is not the right guess: that's not the reason behind the secret. More...
Not only boys, but also girls participated; girls from SOS Children's Village Keila formed a team (Photo: Marko Mägi)

SOS Children's Villages Cup for Estonian children

Ten teams from all over Estonia met at the stadium when SOS Children's Village Keila organised a traditional football tournament for the countries' orphanages at the end of August. More...
Time again for the ski marathon! (Photo: SOS Archives)

Children get ready for ski marathon

14 children from SOS Children's Village Keila and youth facilities from Estonia will participate in the annual Tartu ski marathon, some of them have set their targets high. More...
Even little kids got excited about football (Photo: Marko Mägi)

SOS Children's Village Keila celebrates birthday

SOS Children's Village Keila in Estonia celebrated its 13th birthday with a little concert and picnic. The children also had the opportunity to meet the local football team who did a short training session with the kids.
Tanel laughing together with his little brother (Photo: Marko Mägi)

Tanel always wants to win

"I am so delighted to talk about Tanel. He is successful at school and in football", says SOS mother Sirje from SOS Children's Village Keila in Estonia. More...

Special birthday party with football

SOS Children's Village Keila, Estonia celebrated its twelfth birthday in an unusual way - by organizing a football tournament for Estonian orphanages. More...
Mari Quicksilver

Mari Quicksilver

Ten-year-old blonde Mari is a mixture of cheerful activity and warmth, and she is considered one of the friendliest people in SOS Children's Village Keila, Estonia. More...
Children Make Cartoons

Children Make Cartoons

Over 30 children from SOS Children's Village Keila in Estonia gathered at the SOS Hermann Gmeiner School on Wednesday to create some cartoons for themselves. More...
10 Years of Learning from Each Other

10 Years of Learning from Each Other

This has been a constant process of learning from each other. The children have taught me to forgive. The main lesson I have taught them is that it's better to have 100 friends than 100 Euros and that they now have people who think about them and care for them. More...