Seven orphans found a sanctuary and could say, “In my village I have a home and a family.” Nothing remarkable - unless you are the orphan.
This place under the sun is SOS Children’s Village. The non-government organization (NGO) is found in Manila, Iloilo, Davao, Cebu, Lipa, Calbayog and Tacloban.
A part of SOS Kinderdorf International, SOS Children’s Village Cebu was founded on Jan. 9, 1979.
Hermann Gmeiner founded SOS in 1949 as the Children’s Village in Austria for World War 2 orphans. He was convinced that help is effective only if a child grows within a family and a home.
There are now 40,000 children living in 380 villages in 130 countries. As of 2002, SOS Cebu has 133 children and youth, 22 youth and 154 integrated.
SOS works on four principles: the stay-in house mother (Nanay), siblings, the house and the village (designed to be part of the neighborhood with all the children attending local schools and taking part in community activities).
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source: Sun*Star Cebu
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