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SOS Children's Villages in Maracay
SOS Children's Village Maracay is situated in a lower-middle-class residential area of the town of the same name. The nearest city is Valencia, which is about one hour by car from Maracay. Valencia has an international airport. The town centre of Maracay can easily be reached by public means of transport and is about ten minutes by car from the SOS Children's Village.
SOS Children's Village Maracay consists of twelve family houses, where up to 108 children can find a new home. In addition, there is the village director's house, a house for the so-called SOS aunts (SOS mother trainees or family helpers who support the SOS mothers during their daily work and fill in for them when they are ill or on leave), as well as an administration and service area.
For youngsters from the SOS Children's Village, an SOS Youth Facility has been set up in town. Young people usually move from the SOS Children's Village to an SOS Youth Facility when they start a vocational training course or go on to higher education. With the support of qualified youth workers, the young people develop realistic perspectives for their future, learn to shoulder responsibility and increasingly make their own decisions. They are encouraged to develop team spirit and build up contacts with relatives and friends, as well as with the relevant authorities and potential employers.
Our Impact
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SOS Social Centres in Venezuela 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 | 455 Beneficiaries |
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The SOS Children's Village in Venezuela provides loving homes to orphaned and abandoned children |
1 VILLAGES | 62 Orphaned and Abandoned Children |
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The SOS Youth Facilities in Venezuela provides youth with a loving environment where they learn to transition into independent living and to expand their education |
2 YOUTH FACILITIES | 24 Youths in our Care |
Our Impact