SOS Children's Villages India is an independent, non-governmental and non-profit organisation dedicated to the holistic development of vulnerable children. Established in 1949 in Austria, our India operations began in 1964. With over 60 years of experience, we have touched the lives of more than 65,000 children through 31 SOS Children's Villages and 27 community projects across India, positively impacting over 83,000 lives.
Over 65,000 children were positively impacted through 31 SOS Children's Villages and 27 community projects in India.
Family Strengthening Programme (FSP) has empowered over 38,000 children, positively impacting over 83,000 lives in slums and rural areas.
All donations to SOS Children's Villages India are eligible for 50% tax exemption u/s 80G(5) of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
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Sponsor a child, preventing abandonment in vulnerable families. Your support provides education, healthcare and basic needs, nurturing children into self-reliant individuals within a caring family environment.
Empower a child’s future through education. Our Family Strengthening Programme ensures access to quality education, mentoring and support, breaking the cycle of poverty for underprivileged children.
Family Strengthening Programme empowers vulnerable families, through capacity building. Families are supported with an income generation activity.
Empower youth through skill training for productive employment. Your donation supports dignified livelihood, breaking the cycle of poverty and fostering responsible citizenship.
Families facing crisis or extreme hardships often struggle to care adequately for
their children, leading to child abandonment. Sponsoring a child is a preventive measure
By becoming a sponsor, you provide children with education, healthcare and basic necessities,
fostering their growth into healthy, confident individuals
Vijay lost parental care when he was five years old and was brought to SOS Children’s Village, Khajuri Kalan. He was a specially-abled child. After joining a normal school, Vijay was later on enrolled in a Job Development course that helped him develop job skills. He also got a job in a hotel. Apart from work, Vijay continues to pursue his passion for football and has won many football matches. In fact, the Olympic Selection Committee selected him for the World Summer Games 2015, held in Los Angeles, USA, where he played for his team as a Forward. He also represented the Special Olympics Bharat football team in the FIFA football tournament held in 2017, where he played as team captain; he and his team won the gold.
Aruna is the paternal aunt of Bhanurekha*, who lost her parents during the pandemic. “When Bhanurekha lost her parents, I took her under my care, but I am also old, and dependent on my son’s earnings. Besides, I had to pay-off the loans my brother had taken, not to mention the exuberant medical costs that I had incurred for the treatment of my brother and sister-in-law,” says Aruna recalling those tough times. Bhanurekha went on to score 86% in her class XII exams, but struggled with college admission. When Aruna got to know about the Emergency Childcare programme of SOS Children’s Villages India, she approached the concerned field team. As initial support, grocery and hygiene kits were handed-over to the family. During programme enrolment, it was noticed that the death certificates of Bhanurekha’s parents were missing. The family was helped with the same, as these documents were needed for various processes. As the next measure, Bhanurekha was enrolled in one of the best colleges in Bangalore to pursue her BCom (Honours). “I can’t believe that I am studying in this college. When I think of the time I had lost my parents, it was like a dark curtain of uncertainty that fell over me. I am now feeling much better – content, calm and happy. My extended family and I are now in a much better place. We are now rebuilding our lives, together.”
“I still remember the difficult times. They never seemed to end,” says 12- year-old Payal*; she was welcomed last year in the Short Stay Home at SOS Children’s Villages India, after being referred by the CWC. Payal ran away from home when she was six, but was rescued at that time. “After being rescued and spending some time in a Short Stay Home, I was restored back to my family, but situation did not improve. It was around this time that my mother approached the CWC for help.” Payal was then brought under the care of SOS India for short stay care, post which she was shifted to long-term care at SOS Children’s Villages India. “What I love here is the safety and security this place offers. I go to school, and have the opportunity to explore my interests. Wherever I face a problem, I am offered help, and that is a wonderful feeling. I want to be someone in life, who can take care of children like me, and protect them from abuse and neglect.”
Shamreen’s family was welcomed in the Family Strengthening Programme in 2016. Her mother works as a helper to an Asha worker and her father is a carpenter. “When an order was passed by the court to demolish the village I was residing in, it was tough to survive – no home, no savings, hardly any income and food. I am the eldest of five siblings, and could feel the pressure my parents and family were under. Thankfully, around this time I completed my class XII. I wanted to study further but couldn’t, as there was not much money to buy food, let alone study. As luck would have it, a friend told me about the various vocational training courses offered by SOS Children’s Villages India. I applied for the course of an Emergency Medical Technician – Basic, as the health sector always fascinated me.” Shamreen joined the course in September 2022, and is now working with Fortis hospital as an intern.
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