The SOS Children's Village s South Africa is a private, charitable, social development organisation.  It is politically and denominationally independent, and is an affiliated member of SOS-Kinderdorf International.

We take action for orphaned and abandoned children by building and strengthening families for them to live in and grow with love, security and respect.

SOS Children's Villages build families for orphaned and abandoned children.  Eight to ten children are cared for in small family-type homes, the SOS families, and are raised like brothers and sisters. The head of the family is the SOS Mother, who provides the children with the affection and security they need for their sound development.

This is supported by the Village-based Child and Youth Development team.

At our Village clinics, we open our doors for the surrounding community.  General advice and referrals are done by our fully qualified nurses.

There are currently more than 950 children living permanently in the SOS Children's Villages in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg, Mthatha, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Nelspruit and Rustenburg.

Community based programmes strengthen families by caring for orphans and vulnerable children, with the aim of keeping these children in their families and communities of origin.

There are almost 4000 children and 1700 caregivers being supported through the Family Strengthening Programmes in Pretoria, Johannesburg, Pietermaritzburg, Mthatha, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, and Nelspruit; and the three community social centres in Qwa Qwa, Mathanjana and Sekhukhune.