How Your Donation Helps 

Your donation helps support SOS programs and initiatives in 133 countries.

SOS Children's Villages and Youth Facilities
  • SOS uses 67% of our global contributions to operate over 500 SOS Children's Villages and over 390 Youth Facilities.
  • Over 80,000 children currently live in loving homes in our Villages and Youth Facilities.

SOS Social Centers and Family Strengthening Programs 
  • SOS allocates 12% of funding toward social programs at over 600 SOS Social Centers.
  • Over 430,000 people use services provided by SOS Social Centers and Family Strengthening Programs each year.

SOS Medical Centers and Emergency Relief Programs
  • 4.3% of our donations are used to fund over 70 SOS Medical Centers and provide SOS Emergency Relief Programs during times of crisis and natural disaster.
  • Over 455,000 people receive medical care at SOS facilities annually.
  • Our Emergency Relief Programs have helped over 1,100,000 people.
SOS Schools and Vocational Training
  • SOS utilizes 12% of our contributions to educate children at 186 SOS Primary and Secondary (Hermann Gmeiner) Schools, 229 SOS Kindergartens and 58 SOS Vocational Training Centers.
  • Over 130,000 children attend SOS Schools and Kindergartens.
  • Over 16,000 students receive instruction at SOS Vocational Training Centers.

SOS Program Support 

  • SOS utilizes 15.7% of our contributions for training of caregivers and the operational costs of National Offices.
  • Over 2,110 programs benefit over 2,252,500 people around the world.