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SOS Children's Villages in Gabú
The SOS Children's Village Gabú is situated in a provincial capital of the same name, about 200 km east of Bissau.
Political and social unrest in 1997 and 1998 however delayed the construction works of Guinea-Bissau's second SOS Children's Village The official opening ceremony took place on October 29, 2001, in the presence of the Social Minister, Ms Filomena Tipote.
The SOS Children's Village Gabú consists of ten family houses, a village director's house, a porter's house, a house for the power generator, an African hut die gatherings and cultural activities, a garage a sports ground, an administrative and service block, and a house for the so called SOS Aunts (SOS Aunts care for the children when the SOS Mothers are absent).
The attached SOS Kindergarten consists of four group rooms, a kitchen and a small office. It is currently attended by about 112 children from both the SOS Children's Village, and the local neighbourhood.
The SOS Hermann Gmeiner Primary School consists of six classrooms, a multi-purpose hall, an administrative and service block, a library and a school director's house. Some 340 pupils from the SOS Children's Village and the local neighbourhood currently make use of the education offered.
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The SOS Kindergarten in Guinea-Bissau are a fundamental building block for the early development needs including, intellectual and social skills for children. |
1 KINDERGARTENS | 98 Kindergarten students |
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The SOS Children's Village in Guinea-Bissau provides loving homes to orphaned and abandoned children |
1 VILLAGES | 99 Orphaned and Abandoned Children |
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