SOS Children’s Villages is committed to taking care of one million children annually by 2016. To help us realize that goal, we invite corporations, foundations, and individuals to work with us. Just like each of the children we raise is unique, so are the contributions of our partners.

SOS Children's Villages takes a flexible, creative, and results-oriented approach to building relationships while keeping true to the values and standards we have embraced over our 60-year history. We  welcome meaningful partnerships that meet mutual objectives. 

To successfully meet our shared goals, both parties must realize their organizational objectives. We offer our partners a highly-respected global brand that has impacted the lives of millions of children over more than half a century. With over 500 SOS Villages in 130 countries, we have a deep worldwide network to help organizations fulfill their social responsibility objectives...and much more. In return, corporations offer financial investment, marketing campaigns, employee engagement, and other innovative ways to support our efforts.

What follows is a sampling of the major corporations with whom SOS Children’s Villages works to help orphaned and abandoned children.

Alcatel-Lucent Foundation
Since 2009, the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation has supported Project Bhavishya, an effort that has helped educate 80 students in India. Grants from the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation have covered school tuition, books, uniforms, and transportation fees.

Amway Corporation
Amway’s affiliation with SOS Children’s Villages began in the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti. Beyond funding emergency response, Amway committed to building a house in a new SOS Children’s Village in Les Cayes, Haiti. This new facility will include 15 family homes, each providing nine children with stable homes and the opportunity to build lasting relationships within SOS families. Moreover, Amway is mobilizing its 500,000 independent business owners in North America to provide ongoing support to the new SOS home in Les Cayes.

Applied Materials
Applied Materials has provided significant support to SOS Children’s Villages work in India, most notably Bangalore and Bihar. In Bangalore, the company funded the annual expenses of an SOS family, including their education, health, nutrition, and other needs. In Bihar, Applied Materials supported relief and recovery efforts following one of the most disastrous floods to have affected the region.

Cartier
In 2007, SOS became the beneficiary of the Cartier Love Charity Bracelet campaign with a portion of proceeds from the sale of this handcrafted bracelet being donated to a number of prestigious charities over the course of three years. Academy Award Nominee® Djimon Hounsou served as the campaign spokesperson for SOS Children’s Villages, a natural fit given his past involvement with SOS Children’s Villages during the filming of Blood Diamond in Mozambique.

Esprit
The SOS Children’s Villages global partnership with Esprit started in 2008 with a focus on assisting India's children without parental care and those children at risk of losing their families. In November 2010, Esprit hosted The Big Bang, a global event that generated three million bangs on “Super Drums” in 11 flagship stores throughout the world. This project raised awareness for a proposed SOS Children’s Village in Alibaug, India. Through Esprit’s efforts, celebrities including Academy Award Nominee® Maggie Gyllenhaal and her husband, the critically-acclaimed actor Peter Sarsgaard, have joined the SOS campaign to advocate on behalf of orphaned and abandoned children.

FedEx Corporation
Since 2006, FedEx has supported SOS projects around the world through a partnership with SOS Germany. This partnership began with a year long journey, when FedEx trucks delivered SOS children's scrapbooks full of messages from one SOS Village to another, linking SOS children on all continents. 

Genworth Financial and Genworth Foundation
Genworth and its employees formed an alliance with SOS Children’s Villages in 2005 to help students realize their academic goals. Since 2008 and as a venture with the Professional Golf Association European Tour, Genworth’s Putts For Charity® program assisted SOS Students in France, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden. Furthermore, Genworth has helped SOS Children’s Villages by investing in marketing efforts that increase the brand’s profile in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Hasbro, Inc., and Hasbro Children's Fund
Since 2009, Hasbro, the Hasbro Children’s Fund, and Hasbro employees have made significant contributions to improve the lives of orphaned and abandoned children worldwide. In 2010, the Hasbro Children’s Fund committed to a two-year partnership that will support 165 orphaned and abandoned children living in SOS Villages in Brazil, China, Colombia, Mexico, Romania, and Russia. Additionally, Hasbro will promote SOS Children’s Villages as part of its 75th anniversary of Monopoly, a favorite pastime that has entertained generations of families worldwide.

In addition to its financial contributions, Hasbro responded to earthquake in Haiti in January, 2010, by mobilizing the Youth HandsOn network to rally thousands of children in raising money for SOS Children’s Villages in Haiti. American children helped fund polypropylene shelters that Haitian children are using as temporary homes until they can be relocated to permanent shelter.

SOS Children’s Villages was also a beneficiary of Hasbro’s PROJECT ZAMBI Celebrity Auction in which a collectible elephant model was autographed by Academy Award Nominee® Leonardo DiCaprio and auctioned on eBay. Proceeds from the auction supported the SOS Medical Center in Lilongwe, Malawi, and its work in fighting the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

HSBC
HSBC has a mulit-year global partnership with SOS Children's Villages, improving the lives of thousands of SOS children worlwide. In the US, HSBC has provided financial support to foster children of SOS Florida and SOS Illinois. HSBC also was a major sponsor of the 60th Anniversary of SOS that was held at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, DC., hosted by SOS Jordan Ambassador, Her Majesty Queen Noor. In March 2011, HSBC announced that SOS Children’s Villages would once more be a major partner in “Future First," the bank's flagship global education program that will tackle child poverty through education projects.

Jefferies & Company
This global securities and investment banking firm was the largest donor to SOS Children’s Villages – USA’s Haiti relief appeal. SOS was one of ten charities that received a portion of the firm’s global trading commissions on January 15, 2010, and voluntary elections from the firm’s 2,628 employee-partners and Board members.

Johnson & Johnson
Johnson & Johnson (J&J) joins other impressive partners to impact the lives of women, children, and families across Africa. For nearly ten years, J&J has funded several SOS projects in Africa, including classes in Mogadishu, Somalia, for 20 nursing students who are pursuing careers in surgery, orthopedics, trauma, midwifery, and HIV/AIDS prevention education. 
 
Additionally, J&J supports SOS Family Strengthening Programs (FSPs) in Ghana, Nigeria, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.  These FSPs protect children and families living in difficult situations including poverty, domestic violence, disease, disability, natural disasters, armed conflict, or ethnic discrimination. 
 
J&J also contributes to the general operations of SOS Children’s Villages in Ghana, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, and South Africa. This funding provides each child in our care with a loving home, from their early childhood until they become independent adults.  

 

Louis Vuitton
In May, 2010, Louis Vuitton and SOS Children’s Villages announced a shared venture called Partnership for Children’s Futures, an initiative focused on providing security, education and support for disadvantaged children worldwide. Louis Vuitton funded the renovation of a children’s playground at the SOS Children’s Village in Busigny, France, and provided emergency relief following earthquakes in Chile and Haiti. Last fall, the fashion house celebrated Diwali, the Indian festival of lights, with events benefiting SOS Children’s Villages. In addition to its corporate contributions, Louis Vuitton employees make significant contributions to local SOS Children’s Villages projects in Austria, Germany, Norway, Portugal, Spain, and Sweden, and the United States.

Melitta, USA
Melitta’s affiliation with SOS Children’s Villages - USA started with a significant contribution to support our facility in Coconut Creek, Florida. Over time, Melitta’s relationship with SOS deepened to include child sponsorships in Burundi, Cambodia, and Nigeria. Melitta also contributed to emergency relief in the days following the devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley has provided considerable financial support to SOS Children’s Villages, most notably through a campaign called the “Process Driven Trading (PDT) Challenge.” Most of the money raised through this effort has supported SOS Children’s Villages in Thailand.

Neuberger Berman Foundation
Neuberger Berman’s support of SOS Children’s Villages began with its acquisition of the investment banking firm Lehman Brothers (the Lehman Brothers Foundation funded SOS Children’s Villages facilities in Malawi). When Neuberger Berman took possession of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the firm continued its support in Malawi by funding a medical clinic at SOS Children’s Villages in Blantyre. Like many other corporate supporters of SOS Children’s Villages, Neuberger Berman also made a significant contribution to advance emergency response in Haiti.

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