For the last 56 years, SOS Children’s Villages of India has been protecting the best interests of children who are without parental care or at the risk of losing one.It provides them a loving home, helps keep their families together, and supports the youth on their path to self-reliance.Since the inauguration of the first SOS Children’s Village at Faridabad by in 1964, the organisation has spread across the country.Today, over 7,000 children live in 440 family homes inside 32 SOS Villages in 22 states/UTs, from Srinagar to Kochi and Bhuj to Shillong.
They are lovingly cared for and nurtured by 600 SOS Mothers and Aunts.
As India’s largest self-implementing childcare NGO, SOS Children’s Villages directly touches the lives of around 25,000 children every year.
Additionally, it indirectly benefits thousands of vulnerable children every year through a range of innovative and comprehensive childcare solutions to ensure that no child of any age grows up alone.The interventions range from short-term (of a few weeks/months) to long-term after-care programmes (till the children are 23 years old and self-reliant).
These are carefully customised for each child to perfectly suit his or her needs.
SOS Children’s Villages’ “Family Like Care” programme is a curative model that provides loving homes in one of its Children’s Villages to children without parental care.
Its “Family Strengthening Programme” is a preventive model that intervenes in vulnerable families (widows, single mothers, below poverty line, etc.) living in vicinity of Children’s Villages for preventing ‘at risk’ children from losing parental care.This is done by upholding family income and awareness generation through women empowerment and capacity building.
SOS Children’s Villages of India has always moved deftly to answer the call of the children in need in many natural and man-made disasters.It also advocates for influencing stakeholders as well as inform public opinion on policies and legislation concerning the rights of millions of children and young people, who are deprived of quality care.
We are able to provide long term solution sustainably with support from partners, sponsors and friends.
Looking forward to your continued support towards achieving this.For donations, please click here https://bit.ly/3iAqRR8
For more information, please visit https://www.soschildrensvillages.in
