Kakha Kaladze

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    SOS Children’s Villages Brief History SOS children’s villages were founded by Hermann Gmeiner in Tyrol, Australia in 1949.as a child welfare worker; he saw how children were orphaned as a result of World War 2 and their suffering. With the generous support of donors, child sponsors, partners, and friends, Gneimers vision of providing loving, family based care for children without parental care. Today, SOS villages associations are active in 134 countries around the world. In Kenya the SOS children’s villages was founded in 1973 in Nairobi 's Buru Buru estate. The second village was opened in nail Mombasa in 1978, the third village opened in Eldoret in 1988, the fourth village in Meru in 2005.the fifth village in Riat, Kisumu in 2012.the five villages cater for over 1000 children and youth. The SOS children village currently has Mr. Siddhartha Kaul as the International president who took over from former Mr Helmut Kutin. Goal The primary goal/purpose of SOS Children Villages is to provide a permanent home to needy homeless children, and an education in preparation for self-reliance. Vision Every child belongs to a family and grows with love respect and security. Mission We build families for children in need, we help them shape their own futures; we share in the development of their communities. Values • Courage; we take action :- The organisation has challenged traditional methods of orphan care and continues to pioneer innovative child care approaches, they help children…

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