Current Programs
The SOS Children’s Villages
SOS Children’s Villages help children who have lost their parents and are left alone without anyone to care for them and therefore are in need of long-term family based care.
Every SOS Children’s Village has 15 to 20 family homes. An SOS Family consists of 8-10 children who live with an assigned SOS Mother in their SOS homes. The SOS Mother cares for her family, looks after the emotional needs and well-being of her “children”, boys and girls of different ages – bonding them together into a family. Providing an atmosphere of love and protection, she plays a pivotal role in their development as confident, responsible citizens of the future.
The person in-charge of a Children’s Village is the Village Director, a father figure who with his team of co-workers supports the mothers in taking care of the needs of the children and looks after the administrative requirements of the project. The children attend schools in the community and are supported in their SOS families till they are able to stand on their own independently and have reached a stage where they can support themselves.
