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SOS Children's Village Louga
SOS Children's Village Louga is about 200 km north-east of Dakar.
The climate in that area of the country is particularly hot and dry. Very few plants grow and prosper there. Moreover, the whole region suffers from the relentless spread of the Sahara. SOS Children's Village Louga was built in the east of the city and can be reached easily by car.
It has ten family houses, a village director's house, a house for employees and an administration building. It opened in May 1990 and offers a home to 100 children. One of Senegal's largest problems is its high rate of illiteracy.
Since there is inadequate schooling, it soon became apparent that work needed to be done so as to raise the general level of education and provide people with work opportunities. This is why the activities of SOS-Kinderdorf International started with the construction of a primary school.
Our Impact
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The SOS Kindergarten in Senegal are a fundamental building block for the early development needs including, intellectual and social skills for children. |
1 KINDERGARTENS | 90 Kindergarten students |
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SOS Social Centres in Senegal 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 | 335 Beneficiaries |
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SOS Vocational Training Centres in Senegal provide young adults from our youth centres, SOS villages and the surrounding community with the skills they will need to secure reliable employment. They provide realistic job opportunities for the future and an avenue to independence. |
1 VOCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRES | 105 Youth and adult students |
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The SOS Children's Village in Senegal provides loving homes to orphaned and abandoned children |
1 VILLAGES | 91 Orphaned and Abandoned Children |
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The SOS Youth Facilities in Senegal provides youth with a loving environment where they learn to transition into independent living and to expand their education |
2 YOUTH FACILITIES | 31 Youths in our Care |
Our Impact