: Long-term family based child care
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With the SOS Children’s Villages concept, our organization pioneered a family approach to the long-term care of orphaned and abandoned children. This concept is based on our four principles
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: The Mother
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Every child has a caring parent who takes care of him and lives with him in his SOS house, to give him the security, love, respect and sense of belonging that he needs
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: Brothers and sisters
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Family ties grow naturally between girls and boys of different ages, as they live together in their SOS house as brothers and sisters. Natural brothers and sisters always stay together, within the same SOS family. The family of children and their SOS mother build emotional ties that last a lifetime
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: The House
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Each family creates its own home. The house is the family home, with its own unique feeling, rhythm and routine. Under its roof, children enjoy a real sense of security and belonging. Children grow and learn together, sharing responsibilities and all the joys and sorrows of daily life
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: The Village
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The SOS family is part of the community. SOS families live together, forming a supportive village environment where children enjoy a happy childhood. The families share experiences and help one another. They also live as integrated and contributing members of the local community. Through this wider network of families and local community, each child learns to participate actively in society
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