At the centre of our SOS Children’s Villages programme is the individual child. We encourage children to actively take part in the making of decisions that affect their lives. They work with disadvantaged families to prevent crises that may lead to the seperation of families. They offer various forms of support to stabilze and strenghten families in order to help children grow up with their own familes instead of foster homes. They aim to build skills as well as the capacities of the caregivers and their communities in order to help children enjoy a caring and positive relationship. He is a piece of what this organization does below.
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| Family strengthening programme in Patzún (Guatemala) © SOS Archives |
We also strengthen SOS families and foster families, which provide stable and consistent care to children who cannot remain in their family of origin, and for whom family-based care is considered the best option. Short-term solutions may be offered in crisis situations.
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| SOS Kindergarten Tbilisi (Georgia) © Alan Meier |
Individualised care
Whether located all together or dispersed within a community, SOS families provide individualised care and promote the development, education and health of each child. We work together with communities to develop and improve local education and health infrastructure. In some cases SOS Children's Villages runs kindergartens, day-care centres, schools and vocational training centres, as well as medical centres.
Building on our experience, we are also a leading voice for children who have lost their parent or whose parents cannot care for them. We aim to make a change that will improve the lives and living conditions of all these children, their families and their communities.
Terrance,
ReplyDeleteYour post taught me that we have many ways to be involved with children’s lives and education. It is great that SOS Children Village’s work includes running kindergartens and daycare centers within a community.
Terrance,
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this information. I will add this information to my resources and my toolbox. Also, I like the way you incorporated the outside research with graphics.
Hi Terrance, The SOS Children's Villages is a great resource for families. This type of support is rare to find and it offers hope that their are still many great resources available for children. I enjoyed reading your post and I will also add this to my collection of resources.
ReplyDeleteI am very impressed with all they are doing to help the children. It is very important for children to have these things available to them and have people care about making sure they receive them. I am going to take a look at their website. Thank you for the information.
ReplyDeleteTerrance
ReplyDeleteI really enjoyed reading your post and I have included SOS in my list of favorites, I would like to learn more about their work with children. Thanks for sharing.