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| Founded | 1963, Lavender Hill, London, United Kingdom |
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| Type | Charity |
| Registration no. | 1069204 |
| Focus | Alternative care for children who cannot live with their parents |
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Area served | Worldwide |
CEO | Alison Wallace |
Employees | 21 |
Volunteers | 1 |
| Website | www |
SOS Children's Villages UK, is an international children's charity based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. It is part of the international federation SOS Children's Villages – the largest international charity dedicated to the care of children who have lost parental care.
Internationally, SOS Children's Villages works in 136 countries and territories[1], of which it provides services in 125. Its slogan is "Protecting unsupported children worldwide". Programmes include SOS Children's Villages where a child has nobody to care for them, they offer them a home, a carer and a family where children can grow up from cradle to career[2], family strengthening programmes where they work directly with families to provide practical and emotional support to help parents and caregivers look after their children[3], youth employability and vocational training programmes to provide young people with the skills and confidence to build fulfilling careers and independent lives[4] and in situations of war and disaster they provide children with specific protection and car utilising their global infrastructure[5].The charity is non-denominational and works in the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Since 1995, SOS Children's Villages has worked with the United Nations to help governments and organisations support children who have lost or are at risk of losing parental care. In 2009, the charity worked with other experts to develop the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children.[6]
In 1969 chairman of SOS Children's Villages UK, Dickson Mabon attempted to arrange the construction of Children's Villages in Scotland. However, he was refused permission to build the Villages on planning grounds by the local authorities concerned.[7]
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 SOS Children's Villages UK, is an international children's charity based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. It is part of the international federation SOS Children's Villages – the largest international charity dedicated to the care of children who have lost parental care.
Internationally, SOS Children's Villages works in 136 countries and territories[1], of which it provides services in 125. Its slogan is "Protecting unsupported children worldwide". Programmes include SOS Children's Villages where a child has nobody to care for them, they offer them a home, a carer and a family where children can grow up from cradle to career[2], family strengthening programmes where they work directly with families to provide practical and emotional support to help parents and caregivers look after their children[3], youth employability and vocational training programmes to provide young people with the skills and confidence to build fulfilling careers and independent lives[4] and in situations of war and disaster they provide children with specific protection and car utilising their global infrastructure[5].The charity is non-denominational and works in the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Since 1995, SOS Children's Villages has worked with the United Nations to help governments and organisations support children who have lost or are at risk of losing parental care. In 2009, the charity worked with other experts to develop the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children.[6] In 1969 chairman of SOS Children's Villages UK, Dickson Mabon attempted to arrange the construction of Children's Villages in Scotland. However, he was refused permission to build the Villages on planning grounds by the local authorities concerned.[7] Supporters and Ambassadors
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