Sos Gyermekfalvak

SOS Children’s Villages works in 136 countries to support families and help children at risk grow up in a loving home. In a world filled with poverty, violence, and injustice, the greatest victims are often children. For more than 70 years, we have worked with partners in each community to either help families care for their children or to provide an alternative, for instance an SOS family, in which the love of a carer is essential. Everything we do is based on the best interests of the child, and each has an individual development plan. We focus on the care, health, education and general development of each individual. Uniquely, we provide practical support over the long term, so that each child or young person can develop resilient relationships and face life’s challenges in the future. In turn, this strengthens communities and the whole of society. We also speak up on behalf of children to governments and international organisations, striving to end violations of children’s rights and improve living conditions worldwide. To do everything we do, we need the support of partners and donors to give thousands of vulnerable children a loving home and a second chance just to be a child. SOS Children’s Villages has been working in Hungary since the 1980s. The work of SOS Children’s Villages has continued to grow due to the increasing number of vulnerable children in the country. The first SOS Children’s Village opened in 1986 in Battonya, and is currently running 8 programmes (SOS Children’s Villages, Youth Facilities, Short term care centre) thus caring for a total of 400 children and young people, ensuring that they grow up in safety and respect, becoming well-balanced and happy adults.