SOS Children's Village Jakarta

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SOS Children's Villages in Jakarta

 

SOS Children's Village Jakarta is situated at Cibubur, on the outskirts of Jakarta. Jakarta is not only Indonesia's capital, but also its largest city. Like many urban areas in developing countries, Jakarta has to cope with strong social problems, such as poverty, unemployment or homelessness. When their families live under bad conditions, children often suffer most.

 

SOS Children's Village Jakarta was built on a three-hectare site and officially inaugurated by SOS-Children's Villages' founder Herrmann Gmeiner on 14 March 1984. It consists of 15 family houses, the village director's house, an aunts' house (aunts are family helpers who support the SOS mothers), a community house, a garage with a workshop and an administrative and service area. Up to 150 orphaned or abandoned children can find a new home there.

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The SOS Children's Village also has a library with a computer laboratory, a playground and a sports field where children can have fun. At the entrance to the SOS Children's Village, a traditional assembly hall was erected in 1993. This open hall, called a 'pendopo' in Indonesian, is used for all kinds of assemblies, parties, dancing and even sports events.

 

There is also an SOS Kindergarten, which is attended both by SOS children and by children from the neighbourhood. It offers day-care for up to 90 children. The older children attend private or state elementary and secondary schools.

 

Adolescent boys usually move from the village to the 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.

 

The SOS Social Centre offers family strengthening, health counselling, community support, counselling and psychological support. The programmes are designed to ensure that children have access to essential services, such as education, health services and psycho-social support. Families are assisted with income generation. They also receive help when dealing with the authorities. People's parental skills and awareness of children's rights are improved.

Our Impact

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SOS Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Icon
The SOS Kindergarten in Indonesia are a fundamental building block for the early development needs including, intellectual and social skills for children.
1 KINDERGARTENS 31 Kindergarten students
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SOS Social Centre Icon
SOS Social Centres in Indonesia 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 585 Beneficiaries
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SOS Village Icon
The SOS Children's Village in Indonesia provides loving homes to orphaned and abandoned children
1 VILLAGES 119 Orphaned and Abandoned Children
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SOS Youth Care Program Icon
The SOS Youth Facilities in Indonesia provides youth with a loving environment where they learn to transition into independent living and to expand their education
1 YOUTH FACILITIES 22 Youths in our Care

Our Impact

SOS Early Childhood Education Kindergarten Icon
KINDERGARTENS
The SOS Kindergarten in Indonesia are a fundamental building block for the early development needs including, intellectual and social skills for children.
1
KINDERGARTENS
31
Kindergarten students
SOS Social Centre Icon
SOCIAL CENTRES
SOS Social Centres in Indonesia 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
585
Beneficiaries
SOS Village Icon
VILLAGES
The SOS Children's Village in Indonesia provides loving homes to orphaned and abandoned children
1
VILLAGES
119
Orphaned and Abandoned Children
SOS Youth Care Program Icon
YOUTH FACILITIES
The SOS Youth Facilities in Indonesia provides youth with a loving environment where they learn to transition into independent living and to expand their education
1
YOUTH FACILITIES
22
Youths in our Care