Ameesha was born with a foot deformity and brought to an SOS Children's Village in Delhi at only 6 hours old. Her SOS mother Kumudini was worried about Ameesha's health and ability to walk. Through medical guidance and regular treatment, Ameesha's foot developed properly and today she stands tall and wants to pursue a career in dance. SOS Children's Villages provide family-based care for orphaned and vulnerable children in India through villages and community programs.

1. SOS Children’s Villages of India

3. Ameesha- All Alone...
Ameesha was only 6 hours old when she came to the SOS
Children’s Village at Bawana, Delhi. Her SOS mother Kumudini,
was concerned regarding her ability to bring up such a frail child,
who also had a deformity in her foot. She says “ I was so much
worried about Ameesha that I would suddenly get up in the middle
of the night and start massaging Ameesha’s feet, praying that she
should grow up to stand on her tiny feet”. She said with tears in her
eyes “It made me feel so sad to think that Ameesha might not be
able to dance, run around and play like other children.”
With guidance from a doctor at AIIMS, Kumudini learnt the art of
molding children’s bones and regularly treated Ameesha. Today
Ameesha stands tall, wants to pursue a career in dance and
also plays football as a defender.
Until She Met Her New
Mother!

4. Our Mission
We build families for parentless children and children in
need, we help them shape their own futures and share in the
development of their communities.

5. What is the meaning of “SOS"?
SOS is a Latin word and it stands for “SOCIETAS SOCIALIS” and it means
SOCIAL SOCIETY

6. 1949, Hermann Gmeiner founded SOS Children’s
Villages in Austria
Today we have spread in 133 countries having over
500 villages supporting
In India SOS started its journey in 1964 and has been
awarded the best NGO by Govt of India twice

7. SOS Children’s Villages of India
• 33 SOS Children's Villages across India
• Currently, 6500 children are growing up in SOS-India Children's
Villages in 21 states.
• 3rd
generation of children being brought up.
• SOS Children’s Villages of India India is also reaching out to over
15,500 children through our community based family strengthening
program.

9. Preventive Program – Community based
• Called Family Strengthening
Program(FSP), reaches out to over 16600
children at 33 locations. Working in slums
& rural areas within a 20 km radius of the
village, designed to prevent children from
losing parental care/ being abandoned.
• Beneficiaries are children of most
vulnerable i.e. children of widows, single
women, BPL families
Curative Program – Children’s Villages
• 33 children’s villages reaching out to
over 6600 girls and boys, who have lost
their parents
• Each village has 15 -20 Family Homes, a
Family Based Care(FBC) system with 10
children each and a SOS Mother
• All round development including
education, nutrition, health and
psychological development is taken care
off till the children are settled either via
career or marriage
Our Flagship Programmes-FBC & FSP

10. The “Family Based’’ Care Model
• Each SOS Children’s Village constitutes of 15-20
family home
• The SOS family consists of 9 or 10 children, who
share their lives as brothers and sisters
• They grow together in the care of an SOS
mother – like in any family
• Children attend local schools and keep in close
contact with neighboring families

11. The Four Principles of SOS Children’s Village
1. The Mother- Each and every child has a caring parent.
2. Brothers and Sisters- The children have family ties and
they grow up with a sense of responsibility and a spirit
of sharing; family ties therefore grown naturally
3. A House- A place where the child feels secure, and has
a sense of belonging; each family creates their home
4. The Village- A community that surrounds the child and
gives every child roots.

14. What future does SOS provide
for children?
Building self-reliant and contributing
members of society
Our children are engaged in a wide range of professions
including medicine, nursing, IT, engineering, teaching,
management, social work, etc.
Many of our children are self-employed in small industries
of their own and a good number of our young adults are in
the Army and in the Army Nursing Services.

15. SOS Success Stories
Hena is from SOS Children's Village, Jaipur. She became the first girl pilot and NCC
cadet from the state of Rajasthan to fly a Microlite Zen Air STOL CH-701 aircraft. As a
Warrant Officer at the age of 19 years, Hena co-piloted one of the three Microlite
aircrafts in the National Cadet Corps' Prime Minister's Rally at the Delhi Cantonment in
the year 2007.

16. Sanjeev was just 4 days old when he came to SOS Children’s Village,
Kolkata. Since his early days at SOS, he has pursued a Bachelor’s Degree
from Delhi University and then proceeded to the UK for his M.Sc. Degree
in Biomedical Science, with a specialization in Medical Microbiology
from the University of North Umbria, Newcastle. Sanjeev is currently
working in the UK and simultaneously pursuing his PhD Degree.

17. Are We Doing
Enough?

18. Some facts
• In India, there are approximately 20 million children who do not receive adequate
parental care support as they do not have either of their parents. This is estimated to rise
to 24.35 million by the year 2021.
• In 2001 maternal orphan children were estimated at were 5.1
million and by 2021 this would be 5.96 million.
• The total number of double orphans was 1.27million, which would be
1.49 million by the year 2021.
• The problem of needy children in India is only growing. SOS India is reaching out to
22,000 childrenout of this population.
• With the help and support of sponsors, friends and well wishers, and careful planning SOS Children’s
Villages of India is striving hard to realize many dreams. We want to reach 100,000
children by 2016.
• The family based approach which provides the most important quotient of life to a child is “LOVE”,
which is provided in SOS. It truly is a LOVING HOME.

19. HOW YOU CAN HELP
The Different Ways You Can Give Back to SOS
Children’s Villages

20. Let’s Join Hands!
Give a Child a Second Opportunity to Have a
Family

21. Support
What does a Sponsorship do ?
It ensures that the living costs (food, clothes, schooling and vocational training, medical
care, free-time activities, co-worker pay etc.) are covered.
By sponsoring an SOS Child you’ll help to give the child a loving home, access to medical
facilities, a good education and vocational training, all of which will provide the child
with the skills and knowledge he/she would need to lead an independent life.

22. Expense break up

23. Support Options
Rs. 7,800 a year to Sponsor a child (nutrition, medical expenses,
clothes, vocational training, free-time activities, admin exp,education etc.)
Rs. 15,600 a year to Sponsor a child’s education
which is also equivalent to 2 child sponsorship
i.e. 7800 x 2 = 15600
Any other amount can be accepted as General
Donation

24. 10 Sponsors/child @ 78000
2 Sponsorships = Child’s
one year education i.e. Rs
15,600

25. Support Options
Rs. 78,000 a year to Sponsor a child exclusively-
(Every child in SOS Children’s Villages should have at least 10 sponsors to support as a Child Sponsor
every year. Through this partnership you can become a sole sponsor/ contributor to the nurturing
of a child exclusively with sponsorship amount of Rs. 72000/- per year.)
Rs. 78,000 a year to Sponsor 10 children
(Through this partnership you can contribute to the nurturing of ten children with sponsorship amount
of Rs.78000/- per 10 child per year)

26. Support Options
Rs. 1,56,000 a year to Sponsor 10 children’s
education
(Through this partnership you can contribute to the education of ten children with
sponsorship amount of Rs. 156000/- per 10 children per year.)

27. Products at Glance
Product Break Up
Product Amount
Child Sponsorship Annual 7800
Child Sponsorship Regular 650
Exclusive Child Sponsorship 78000
Sponsorship for 10 Children 78000
Education Exclusive Sponsorship = 2 Child Sponsorship Annual 15600
Education Exclusive Sponsorship = 2 Child Sponsorship Regular 1300
Education Sponsorship for 10 Children 156000
General Donation <2000

28. Donor Benefits
• Regular Communication through regular newsletters, mailers and
online messenger services making you a part of the SOS family will
be sent to all donors (General and Sponsorship)
• Child Sponsorship Donors are apprised through a annual progress
report of the child after each academic/training session
• Child Sponsorship Donors also receives Greeting Cards with picture
of a child and a detailed report on the development in the village

29. Mode of Support
You can make your donation as per the following options
Online
By visiting our website and contributing through online payment gateway page
http://www.soschildrensvillages.in
ECS
Through Electronic Clearing System (ECS) by downloading the mandate form
from our website and send the details as instructed to the above mentioned
address.
Credit Card, Cheque, Demand Draft & Online Net Banking
in favor of “SOS Children’s Villages of India”
TOLL FREE : 18001026905

30. • “The splendid work done by SOS Children’s Villages is a charity
where deeds speak louder than words.” – His Holiness, The Dalai
Lama
• “SOS Children’s Villages provides the foundation for life to
children who need a place to call home.”-Nelson Mandela,
Former President of South Africa
• “I am extremely happy to see the work being done in SOS
Children’s Villages in the field of child care. Society should
support the organisation in their endeavour.’’ –Pratibha Patil,
honorable President of India
• “We were very impressed with all the people working around
SOS. The children of SOS remain in our hearts and thoughts.”-
Richard Brisius, Managing Director, ERICSSON
• “I will carry the message of SOS Children’s Villages of India close
to my heart.” –Kapil Dev, former Captain of Indian Cricket Team

31. “Be the change you want to see in the world” – Mahatma Gandhi
Children Need Friends and Family…
SOS Children’s Villages Provides This
Dream!