As a sponsor, you fulfill essential needs for the children you support, including food, clothing, shelter and medical care. However, your gift does so much more—ensuring that all of the children in your sponsored village grow up in nurturing families surrounded by loving parents and siblings. Children living in our SOS Children’s Villages families benefit from more than 70 years of our expertise caring for vulnerable children, including trauma support for children coming from difficult circumstances. The children in your sponsored village also receive quality education and tailored development plans so they can reach their full potential.

Additionally, your sponsorship gift strengthens the greater community. We have devoted decades to building lasting relationships with children, families and communities around the world. SOS Children’s Villages schools and medical clinics service children in our families as well as other children and families in the area. Additionally, vocational programs teach job skills to children, youth and adults from SOS Children’s Villages families and the surrounding community so they can earn an income and eventually become self-reliant.

While we hope to facilitate village visits again in the future, most of our villages are not currently allowing visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The top priority of SOS Children’s Villages is to ensure the health and safety of the children in our care. Though we are always thrilled to hear about the interest our sponsors have in visiting the children in their sponsored village, visits from international travelers may not be in the best interest of the children’s well-being at this time.