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SOS Children's Villages in Beira
SOS Children's Village Beira runs a number of programmes to support local families, young people and children in need. The SOS Family Strengthening Programme aims to provide children with access to essential nutritional, education and health services.
Psychological support and counselling are also offered. The focus is on families who are at risk of breaking down, especially those affected by HIV/AIDS. Through these programmes we aim to reach over 1000 children and 250 adults.
Children who are no longer able to live with their families can grow up in one of the 15 SOS family homes. They live alongside their brothers and sisters and are cared for by their SOS mother.
We also provide the local community with a kindergarten, where up to 100 children can be looked after during the day. Some of these children come from the SOS families, but most of them come from families who live in the neighbourhood.
An increasing number of children in need of support
In spite of the government's best efforts to improve the situation of children and vulnerable people, the number of children needing care in Beira is increasing. For this reason, SOS Children's Villages was contacted by the local government.
We were already working in four other locations in Mozambique, and in 2011 we started supporting vulnerable families and children in Beira. Most of the families are either affected by HIV/AIDS or headed by a child or woman. Female headed households usually have more members to support and are poorer due to the low levels of education and lack of earning potential.
Our Impact
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The SOS Kindergarten in Mozambique are a fundamental building block for the early development needs including, intellectual and social skills for children. |
1 KINDERGARTENS | 57 Kindergarten students |
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SOS Social Centres in Mozambique aim is to help families, in particular women and children, living in communities neighbouring the SOS Children's Villages to gradually escape from poverty, and to help young people become self-reliant. |
2 SOCIAL CENTRES | 755 Beneficiaries |
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The SOS Children's Village in Mozambique provides loving homes to orphaned and abandoned children |
1 VILLAGES | 91 Orphaned and Abandoned Children |
Our Impact