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History
SOS Children's Villages is a private social welfare organization
which offers orphaned and abandoned children a new and permanent
home. The children stay with us until they are able to lead an
independent life.
The SOS Children's Village idea is an
important milestone in the development of a modern approach to the
welfare of orphans.
The objectives
are to:
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Provide the children with an environment
which is as normal as possible.
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Give the children every opportunity to
develop to their full potential.
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Equip the child with the necessary
skills to lead an independent life.
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Integrate the orphan child with society
so that he does not suffer from lack of a
normal family.
We are a
completely autonomous body in our financing, both for construction
of new projects and maintenance of the children through donations
from the public. We are proud of the fact that the community has
responded positively to our efforts and Pakistan is the only
country, outside Europe, which is self- financing.
The cost of running the projects is met through a sponsorship scheme
with individuals and corporate groups undertaking to meet the
maintenance costs of the children.
For
construction of new projects we appeal for the donation of family
homes, classrooms etc. All donations are suitably acknowledged. Land
for all our projects has been donated by the respective provincial
governments.
Website of
SOS Children's Villages Pakistan
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