SOS Children's Villages
The first SOS Children’s Village was founded in 1949 in Imst, Austria. It was based on a commitment to help children in need – children who had lost their homes, their security and their families as a result of the Second World War.
Today, SOS-Kinderdorf International is the umbrella organisation for more than 130 affiliated national SOS Children’s Village associations worldwide. It provides family-based care for children who have lost their parents or can no longer live with them. It also supports vulnerable children and their families through programmes aimed at strengthening their coping skills, ensuring their access to essential services, and providing health, educational, and psycho-social support.
SOS Children’s Villages works in the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and promotes these rights around the world. It holds a consultative status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council and is member of the Child Rights Action Group supporting the European Union Child Rights Strategy
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