Asociación Aldeas Infantiles SOS Argentina
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Mission Statement
Creation: SOS Children's Villages is a non-profit organization that has been working in the world since 1949. Born in Austria, in a context of postwar and drastic social, economic and political change, it was a pioneer in addressing the problems of childhood and in the design of care strategies through the foster care model for alternative care of those children who had lost family care. Our story in Argentina: In Argentina, since 1979 it has carried out its work in the promotion, protection and restitution of the fundamental rights of boys and girls, through social development programs and various forms of intervention, in Mar del Plata, Oberá, Luján, Rosario and Córdoba. We work for the right of children to live as a family, and develop their full potential in it. Our efforts are aimed at preventing the loss of family care for children, adolescents and young people and, when it has been lost, we offer care alternatives, aiming at family and community reintegration whenever possible.
About This Cause
MISSION We provide a protective environment with love, respect and security to children in situations of social risk, through family strengthening and the empowerment of communities. VISION Every girl and boy belongs to a family and grows with love, respect and security. OUR STORY Since 1979 we celebrate our work, effort and achievements with great pride. This is our story: International Foundation and arrival in Argentina • 1949: Hermann Gmeiner founds SOS Children's Villages and the first Children's Village is built in Imst, Austria. • 1960: The SOS-Kinderdorf International Foundation is created as a federation of all SOS Children's Villages associations. • 1963: SOS Children's Villages begins its work in Latin America. • 1978: SOS Children's Villages arrives in Argentina. The construction of a small village made up of 6 families begins in Oberá, Misiones province, Argentina. • 1979: The Family Foster program is inaugurated in the Children's Village of Oberá with the aim of offering a family environment so that those children deprived of the care of their parents can grow and develop in an environment of love, respect and security. International changes and expansion in Argentina • 1985: Helmut Kutin replaces Hermann Gmeiner as President of SOS Children's Villages International. • 1986: Founder Hermann Gmeiner dies, after founding 230 SOS Children's Villages worldwide. • 1987: The SOS Hermann Gmeiner Institute is inaugurated in Oberá (initial, primary and secondary level) with the aim of promoting the social and cultural insertion of boys and girls with fewer resources and with different abilities. • 1992: In Oberá, the Hermann Gmeiner SOS Vocational Training Center is inaugurated within the Institute, in order to teach skills to the youth of the community. • 1995: SOS Children's Villages becomes an “NGO with consultative status before the UN Economic and Social Council” and the National Association of SOS Children's Villages Argentina is created. • 1997: The Children's Village in Mar del Plata is built. New programs • 2000: The Children's Village is founded in Argüello, on the outskirts of the city of Córdoba. • 2007: Aldeas Infantiles begins its work in the Family Strengthening Program in Mar del Plata, in order to prevent abandonment. • 2008: The fourth Village opens its doors in the city of Luján, with the programs of Foster Care and Family and Community Strengthening. • 2009: The Family Strengthening program starts working in Rosario through two daily care spaces in the Vía Honda neighborhood. • 2012: Siddhartha Kaul replaces Helmut Kutin as President of SOS Children's Villages International. OUR WORK We work for the right of children to live as a family We develop intervention strategies to prevent the loss of family care for boys and girls. When it is not possible to avoid it, and the state authority so determines, we provide care alternatives without separating the brothers, guaranteeing the presence of an emotional reference to accompany them in their daily activities and working to reintegrate their families and communities, or so that they have other possibilities of living as a family. OUR PROGRAMS To ensure that children can exercise their rights and develop fully in a protective family environment, we carry out these programs: Alternative Care, Family Strengthening and Community Development, Adolescents and young people, Family Reintegration and Adoption, Capacity Development, Educational Centers, Public Incidence. Family Strengthening and Community Development We help children at risk of losing the care of their families. We focus on prevention: we strengthen the care capacities of families so that they can relate from affection, respecting the rights of the children in their care. * Alternative Care We receive children and adolescents deprived of the care of their families, according to the decision of the highest enforcement authority. We welcome them in safe family settings, without separating siblings. They live in a house made up of 6 or 7 children and an SOS Caregiver, accompanied by a specialized team. Adolescents and Youth We progressively accompany participants in the Alternative Care Program in their transition to adulthood and in building their autonomy. We accompany them in their projects and encourage training for employment, the completion of tertiary and / or university studies. * Family Reimbursement and Adoption: We work with participants in the Alternative Care Program who will be reintegrated into their families of origin, or who are in the process of adoption. We accompany the bonding processes and strengthen the care capacities of the families that will receive them. *Family Reimbursement and Adoption We work with participants in the Alternative Care Program who will be reintegrated into their families of origin, or who are in the process of adoption. We accompany the bonding processes and strengthen the care capacities of the families that will receive them. *Education-Schools We work for quality education to break the circle of marginalization, poverty, violence and family disintegration. Through education, children acquire the ability to lead a dignified life and to become active members of society. * Public Advocacy We promote political, social, economic and cultural changes that improve the lives of children, allowing access to the exercise of their rights and that can be sustained in the long term. Our data impact • 7463 participants in total of Our Programs • 1938 participants in Family Strengthening and Community Development • 900 children have been participate at Hermann Gmeiner School • 75 children have been impacted in our” Alternative Care” program