SOS Children's Villages in Uganda provides a nurturing haven for orphaned and abandoned children, where they can grow up in the embrace of their own culture and faith. Here, every child's fundamental needs for nourishment, health care, housing, and education are fulfilled. SOS Children's Villages in Uganda creates an environment where previously solitary children find a community to belong to, enabling them to engage in the joys of childhood: playing, laughing, learning, forging friendships, and experiencing all the activities that define a happy, healthy childhood.

Every child is unique, and so is the way we work...

Each child possesses a distinct identity, and our approach is equally personalized to meet their diverse needs. We are dedicated to creating nurturing family environments for children who lack them. We empower these young individuals to forge their own paths and contribute positively to their communities. Our commitment extends throughout Uganda, where we have established a network of 4 Villages across Uganda. At our Children's Villages, we provide a place of safety, care, and growth for children.

A Mother

The SOS mother plays a vital role in the children’s well-being. She provides love, attention, and support to six to eight children. These locally hired and well-trained women offer children more than just a home; they provide a family

Brothers & Sisters

Children of various ages are raised together under the care of their SOS mother. Biological siblings remain together to foster stable and reliable relationships.

A Home

Each SOS family is provided with the security of a home they can call their own. Children live in accordance with their own culture and religion, allowing them to recognize and express their unique interests and talents

A Village

Each SOS family is granted the security of a house they can call home. Children live according to their own cultural and religious practices, enabling them to recognize and express their individual interests and talents.

Leaving Care

Through the two-year project ‘Leaving Care – An Integrated Approach to Capacity Building of Professionals and Young People’, SOS Children’s Villages, in collaboration with international project partners, aims to train care professionals in how to apply a child rights-based approach in their work with young people. Leaving care and works to strengthen support networks for young care leavers.

SOS Social Centres - Helping communities help themselves

We help families, in particular women and children, living in communities neighbouring our SOS Children's Villages to gradually escape from poverty and to help young people become self-reliant.

SOS Children's Village recognises that it is best for a child to grow up in their own biological family provided that the child's mental or physical health is not at risk. Therefore, SOS Social Centres provide support to parents struggling to cope with life, so that children can continue to grow up within the protective world of their own families.

Alternative Care

WE PROVIDE CHILDREN WITH LOVING HOMES
For more than 30 years, SOS Children's Villages Uganda has been offering children loving and stable homes.

Family Strengthening Programme

We strengthen families
In the face of challenging circumstances, parents and families often find it difficult to offer their children a loving and stable home.

Youth Empowerment

Empowering young people for a better tomorrow
SOS Children’s Villages equips young people with the skills necessary for a smooth transition into the workforce and independent living.

Child and Youth Safeguarding

The Digital Village Project
Launched in 2017, the Digital Village project aims to modernise and advance the daily operations of the SOS Children’s Village houses.