Who decides whether or not a child is admitted into an SOS Childrens Village?
Every effort is made to ensure that the children who are admitted into an SOS Children’s Village are those who are in the greatest need, and who can be best helped by integration into and SOS family. The SOS Children’s Villages association of the respective country defines the criteria for admittance which will best achieve this goal. They do so using SOS-Kinderdorf International guidelines which are interpreted according to local social, economic and legal factors, as well as working in cooperation with local child care authorities and government. SOS never separates children from their biological siblings – this means that the siblings of SOS Children are automatically accepted into the SOS Village.
