Homepage - SOS Children's Villages
WEBWe help every child grow up with the love and support of a family. We support children separated from their families or at risk of separation from them. We believe children deserve more than just survival. They have a right to grow up in a safe and caring family environment, giving them the best chance of a secure future. Who We Are.
Who we are - SOS Children's Villages
WEBHarpinder (Pin) is the Executive Director for Mercy Corps Europe. Prior to joining Mercy Corps in October 2022, she was Chief Executive of Development Initiatives. As well as being Chair of SOS Children’s Villages UK, she is Vice-Chair of UK umbrella body, BOND, and until October 2022 a Board Trustee of WaterAid UK.
How we help - SOS Children's Villages
WEBWe help every child grow up with the love and support of a family. We support children separated from their families or at risk of separation from them. We believe that children deserve more than just survival. They have a right to grow up in a. safe and caring family environment, giving them the best chance of a secure future. Our goal is to ...
Our impact - SOS Children's Villages
WEBWe provide health care and schooling right up to adulthood with an eye on future skills and employability so that all SOS Children have the opportunity to work and thrive. We also provide extensive training to our SOS parents to ensure the safeguarding of all of the children. In some countries in the world without any formal childcare services ...
Support for children and young people - SOS Children's Villages
WEBWe make sure that all SOS children are happy, supported and cared for every step of the way into adulthood. We provide access to health care and education in local or SOS nurseries and schools. We empower young people to acquire the skills they need to transition to the workplace and an independent life. We ensure young people can access ...
Update: SOS Children’s Villages Ukraine Emergency Response
WEBSOS Children’s Villages Impact in Ukraine. As of September 2022, the total number of programme participants in Ukraine had grown to 132,987, 94% of whom have received humanitarian assistance. Of the programme participants, 55% have been children (28% girls, 27% boys), and 29% have been adult women, with men making up 12% of the total.
Where we work - SOS Children's Villages
WEBAt SOS Children’s Villages we work in 137 countries and territories, across all 5 continents. Worldwide, we run 559 Children’s Village communities, over 700 youth programmes and more than 450 schools and vocational training centres, working with local staff who specialise in healthcare, education, and child welfare.
Commission on Safeguarding finalises report - SOS Children's …
WEBAs part of its response to past organisational safeguarding failures, SOS Children’s Villages has received the final report of an impartial, expert commission and welcomes its recommendations. The establishment of the Independent Special Commission (ISC) was part of the extensive Safeguarding Action Plan, adopted in 2021 to make sure that ...
Support for families - SOS Children's Villages
WEBHow we support families. Through our family strengthening programmes, we help parents and care givers find suitable childcare so they can work. We also help them look for jobs so they can earn a living and keep a stable home. Through our parenting skill courses, we help them to manage their households, and we provide family counselling to guide ...
Sponsor a child - SOS Children's Villages
WEBThe child you sponsor will find a home, a mother and siblings. 80 pence in every £1 you donate will be spent in the country where you sponsor, ensuring the children we care for have a supportive family upbringing with access to quality education and healthcare. The remaining 20 pence enables us to put the strongest safeguarding mechanisms in ...