Two stories

Videos on this website have been made with the help of youngsters living in and around SOS Children’s Villages, to create this evolving ‘Our Africa’ educational resource. On this page, we present short films the children have produced by themselves. The children choose their own subjects, which reveal something of their lives, opinions and ideas. This is Africa through their eyes.

SOS Children has been working in Mozambique since 1987. The first Village was founded at Tete. Today, there are three others at Maputo, Pemba and Inhambane. Find out more about SOS Children in Mozambique.

Here are two of the films produced by the SOS children of Tete:

Against all odds

In this first video, Albano tells us his story, about how he became an orphan and ended up on the streets. It's a truly harrowing tale. Thankfully, his story has a happy ending, because he found a loving home with his new brothers and sisters at the SOS Village in Tete.

Father sees the light - O pai arrependido

This video tells the tale of a young boy called Alex. His mother is desperate for him to go to school. But Alex's father wants him to work on the family farm plot, which is called a 'machamba' in Mozambique. Watch the video and see how Alex's mother manages to persuade her husband their son should go to school.