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SOS Children’s Villages 25 years of activity in Romania 70 years of activity worldwide
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SOS Children’s Villages
25 years of activity in Romania
70 years of activity worldwide
Facts in Romania:
Children who don’t attend school - 92,000 (source: UNICEF, 2011)
Children with parents working abroad - 80,036 (source: ANPDCA, 31.12.2013)
Cases of child abuse - 12,192 (source: ANPDCA, 31.12.2013)
Children at risk of poverty or social exclusion - 52% (source EUROSTAT, 2014)
By taking direct action and working with partners, SOS Children’s Villages
Romania supports families and their children in the communities. When
children can no longer live with their own families, SOS provides premium
alternative care.
We continue our support until the children are ready to become
independent adults.
SOS CHILDREN‘S VILLAGES ROMANIA
SOS families Biological families
• Care of a mother
• Loving home
• Supportive community
• Brothers and sisters
live together
• Access to quality
education
SOS FamiliesMore than 200 children are being provided alternative care
in 31 Families Houses and 3 Youths’ Facilities (specialized
life skills program)
• 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
BIOLOGICAL families3 SOS Social Centers reaching more than 800 children
and adults, helping families to stay together - self reliance,
empowerment, fighting against child poverty and social
exclusion
Transforming of SOS mission
Widened target group:
children in care and at risk
Cooperation with local
partners
Prevention program
Integrated Village
approach
Saving the rights of
children and young
adults
Self-sufficiency of young
adults
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The first two SOS Children’s Village in Romania were founded in 1990 and opened in 1993. The third one opened in 2006.
SOS Children’s Villages Romania
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• Care of a mother
• Brothers & sisters live
together
• Loving home
• Supportive community
• Family strengthening
programs
• Access to community
services
• Vocational counceling
• Advice on raising children
• Help with finances
• Home care & life support
• Counceling and advice
for study and proffesion
until reaching fully
independent life
SOS Families Houses SOS Social Centers SOS Youth Centers
Working with
SOS Children’s Villages
SOS Children’s Village
2 SOS Youth Facilities
SOS Social Centre
At the beginning of summer
2017:
• 53 children growing up in the
SOS Children’s Village
• 28 youngsters supported by
the 2 SOS Youth Facilities
• 336 children (growing up in 35
families at risk of breaking down)
have been supported by the
SOS Social Centre.
SOS Children‘s Villages Bucharest city
SOS Children’s Village
SOS Social Centre
Summer Camp
At the beginning of summer
2017:
• 69 children and 15 youngsters
growing up in SOS Children’s
Village
• 103 children (growing up in 40
families at risk of breaking down)
have been supported by the
SOS Social Centre.
SOS Children‘s Villages Cisnadie city
SOS Children’s Village
SOS Youth Facilities
SOS Social Centre
SOS Day Care CenterAt the beginning of summer
2017:
• 43 children growing up in the
SOS Children’s Village
• 11 youngsters living in the
SOS Youth Facility
• 308 children (growing up in
106 families at risk of breaking
down) have been supported by
the SOS Social Centre.
SOS Children‘s Villages Hemeius city
• We are part of the Federation of
NGOs for Children
• Partnerships with local authorities
and other NGOs
• We actively participate in all
working groups and task forces are
invited for at national level
• Good financing mechanism for
social services provided by NGOs
AdvocacyWe actively promote and stand up for children‘s rights.
• Supporting the transition from
institutional care to alternative care for
children that don’t have the possibility to
grow with their biological families
• Building capacities of local authorities,
especially in rural areas
• Fighting child poverty, social exclusion
and youth unemployment
• Supporting Roma integration
We need to continue our work!
• Family-house sponsorship – the soul of our activity
• Family empowerment for SOS Social Center
• Teambuilding (volunteering to take part in different activities with children)
• CSR programs
• Sponsorship of vacations
• Birthday parties
• Implication in different projects
Adventure for our partners – How can you
help a courageous SOS Child! Examples:
Sustainable approach: Co-operation for 1-3 years
• Campaign length should ensure awareness and consolidate
associations and perceptions
Levels of co-operation:
• Corporate giving for specific projects (cash donation and donation-
in-kind for SOS villages or relevant communities)
• Customer/partner involvement – commercial / cause related
marketing campaign (eg. for each product sold, % donated)
• Retail chain partnerships
• Employee involvement (volunteering, employee fundraising)
• PR / Communications (PR plan, media plan, activity calendar, SOS
own channels)
Usual structure of a partnership
Partner Brands in Romania
Thank you!Kaufland, Allianz Tiriac, KFC, Ikea, Nivea, Nestlé, Dr. Oetker, Adobe, Bosch, ING, Vodafone,
Orbit, Google, Engie, Reinert, Fru-Fru, Uber, Marriott, Johnson&Johnson, RTC, Profi, Luxoft,
Cora, GFK, Chevrolet, Penny, etc.
Our co-operation categories
Major Corporate Donor / Platinum Supporter
Our communication package:
• SOS logo usage for digital marketing materials for
one year
• SOS logo usage for printed internal and external
marketing materials for one year
• Partner Certificate
• Company name and logo on SOS website
• Company logo in the first newsletter
• Participation in special loyalty events organized
for selected partners
• News on our Facebook page
• Press news content
• Company volunteer day at a relevant SOS
Program
• Most essential sustainability topic – the cause
of the future generation – significant interest by
the public and society – results and impact
• PR opportunity
• Involvement of employees and partners
• Motivational program visits
• Sensitivity / involving presentations,
campaigns
• Professional account management
• Loyalty events
• Certificates, logo usage, plaque
• Fiscal facilities:
=> Deduction on income tax: Up to 20% in
Romania
Clear benefits of partnering
You can make a difference!
”All the children of the world are our children.”(Hermann Gmeiner, founder of SOS Children’s Villages)
SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES
ROMANIA
165 Calea Floreasca,
District 1, Bucharest
Diana Podaru
General Manager
0756.098.785
You’re more than welcomed to visit
one of our villages!
