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SOS News:
SOS Children’s Villages Mauritius winner of the 1st prize of the National NGO Award (poverty alleviation category) - Read more
SOS Children’s Villages Mauritius standing up against poverty - Read more
SOS Quote:
"Hermann Gmeiner's SOS Children's Village concept is not just aiming at the children in an SOS Children's Village, we want every child in this world to have a mother and a family as well as brothers and sisters, a house and a community. We want as many children as possible - both inside and outside the SOS Children's Villages - to grow up under these conditions."
Helmut Kutin, President of SOS-Kinderdorf International
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 Since 1991, SOS Children’s Villages Mauritius, has been on the forefront as an NGO to protect and fulfil the rights of our most disadvantaged children for a family and the love of a mother. It operates two SOS children’s villages, and the programme supports some 700 beneficiaries.
Besides residential care, its core activity, the organisation also provides outreach community-based services for the prevention of child abandonment.
SOS Children’s Villages Mauritius relies on the support of individuals, companies, government grants, foundations and other funding institutions to help children.
It is affiliated to SOS-Kinderdorf International, the umbrella organisation for all SOS children’s villages associations around the world, founded by Hermann Gmeiner.
Quick Look - Number of Family Houses for kids under 15 years: 21
- Number of children at full capacity in all Family Houses: 140
- Average number of children per Family House: 7
- Number of youths at present capacity for Youth Houses: 30
- Available seats for kids in the kindergartens (pre-schools): 160 at SOS CV Beau Bassin, and 75 at SOS CV Bambous
- Remedial education depends upon needs of kids
- Number of adolescents at full capacity in Vocational Education and Training (VET): 20
- SOS Children’s Villages Mauritius is a member of SOS Kinderdorf International (SOS KDI)
- A board comprising benevolent individuals of the private sector and representatives of the government and SOS-KDI governs the organisation
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