How are SOS children and youths being supported in their personal development?
Each SOS child or youth receives the education or training best suited to her/his personal abilities and orientated towards the job market in their country. This may incorporate vocational training, home economics, agricultural training or any other sort of additional training and education. Academically gifted SOS youth may even be eligible for higher schooling followed by university studies. Personal development programmes are provided for youths to help them learn life skills. Training programmes include the development of relationships, education on growing up and social awareness. Community service programmes are organised to give youths the opportunity to participate constructively in community life. The village director also encourages reunions of young adults who are living independently; this serves to maintain links between them as well as with their SOS family. Examples of such personal development programmes are: Education on growing up, HIV/AIDS awareness, the prevention o
