What are the criteria for establishing an SOS Childrens Village in a country?
Before starting any activities in a new country several studies are carried out into feasibility and necessity. Additional checks have to be made to see whether SOS Children’s Villages will be able to offer a valid supplementary contribution to help children in need. Finally, an agreement must be signed with the government in which the foundations for cooperation are laid out (child care model, child admission, the legal position regarding taxation, questions about plots of land, etc.). The financial and logistical feasibility also has to be examined. Only then can the actual construction of an SOS Children’s Village go under way, as long as there is a suitable plot of land, suitably located in an area established as having the greatest need.
