Introducing SOS Children’s Villages Romania

Presentation for

The CSR Conference 8th of September 2015

Children who don’t attend to school 92.000 (UNICEF 2011)

Children with parents working abroad 80.036 (ANPDCA 31.12.2013)

Cases of child abuse 12.192 (ANPDCA 31.12.2013)

Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion 52 % (EUROSTAT 2014)

SOS Children's Villages Romania is a nongovernmental humanitarian

organization, non-profit, focused on assisting and supporting

children who have lost or may lose their biological family care.

25 years of activity, 15 social projects, over 1.000 direct beneficiaries annually

(230 children and youngsters benefiting by long term care and 800

beneficiaries of prevention of separation and counseling services).

WHAT WE DO IN SOS ROMANIA We work with different types of families:

SOS families Biological families

More than 230 children are provided alternative care in 3 SOS villages with 31 Families Houses and 3 Youths’ Facilities (a specialized life skills program)

•Care of a mother

•Loving home

•Supportive community

•Brothers and sisters stay

together

•Access to quality education

Working with SOS FAMILIES

We continue our support until the children are ready to become

an independent adult.

3 SOS Social Centers reaching more than 800 children and adults, help families stay together – self reliance, empowerment, fighting against child poverty and social exclusion

•Access to community

services

•Advice on raising children

•Parental education

•Material support

•Vocational counseling

•Micro-grants

•11 communities – local

partnerships

•Counseling centers and day

care centers

Working with BIOLOGICAL families

We have to continue our work!

• Support the transition from institutional to alternative care for children that cannot grow with their biological families

• Building capacities of local authorities especially in rural areas

• Fight child poverty and social exclusion, youth unemployment and support Romma integration

You need a partner for expertise and credibility: • Link to business: health, protection, safety, healthy food, education,

youth employment, emergency, family, environment, happy childhood

etc.

• Similar values: responsible, caring, connected, courage, commitment,

trust, accountability;

• Employee engagement/community/sales activator;

• Unique in partnership: tailor made projects;

• Best practices: role models in existing partnerships on a visible scale;

• Similar global footprint: global presence

• Risk assessment: open and transparent partnership.

How to choose the best NGO partner?

Our corporate partners

Allianz Tiriac Insurance

“Everyday life”

Safety of disadvantaged children in every day life situations:.

Home

Traffic

Leisure

Internet

Annual event: “Safety Day”

Interactive programs together with safety institutions

Employees engagement

SOS Family Houses Sponsorship

Our corporate partners

Nestle Romania:

“Healthy breakfast for happy families”

Funds a project during which children under 11 years learn

about healthy eating and about changing their habits.

Annually, funds the breakfast expenses of all children and

youth in SOS Romania

In kind donations

Employees engagement in playground renovation.

“Great businesses create great economies.

Great nonprofits create great communities.

When business and nonprofits work

collaboratively on solutions to social issues

they create great societies.”

Jim Collins," Good to Great for the Social Sector”

SOS SATELE COPIILOR ROMANIA Calea Floreasca 165, Sector 1, Bucuresti 021.668.00.77

Carmen Bruma Fundraising Manager carmen.bruma@sos-satelecopiilor.ro 0743 068 297 You’re more than welcome to visit

one of our programmes!

”All the children of the world are our children.” (Hermann Gmeiner, founder of SOS Children’s Villages)