Who We Are
SOS Children’s Villages is a child focused, non-governmental organization providing care and support to children who have lost parental care or at risk of losing parental care of their biological families. SOS Children’s Villages in Tanzania is a member of SOS Children’s Villages International, the largest Non-Governmental organization for children across the world. In Tanzania, there are four Children Villages under the SOS family care programme in Zanzibar (Unguja), Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Mwanza. We also operate in seven locations; Pemba, Unguja, Dar es Salaam, Arusha, Mwanza, Iringa and Mufindi. Currently, both our villages and community programmes take care over 7450 children, with the Board Chairperson being Mr.Haruna Masebu.
By 2022, SOS Children’s Villages in Tanzania and Zanzibar had reached 854,209 beneficiaries, of which 164,005 were direct beneficiaries and 690,204 were indirect beneficiaries. Among the 164,005 direct beneficiaries, 123,004 were children (49,202 boys and 73,802 girls) and 41,001 were adults (12,300 men and 28,701 women), and among the 690,204 indirect beneficiaries, 586,673 were children (234,669 boys and 352,004 girls) and 103,531 were adults (20,706 men 82,825 women) respectively.
No child should
Grow up alone
The best and proven way to protect and uphold children rights is to give them a loving home and caring family who will consider them as their own, respect them as they are, and help them reach their full potential.
Sponsor a childSOS Children’s Village Tanzania and Zanzibar is committed to create a safe environment for children in all our programmes at all times by implementing child safeguarding measures and procedures in line with our child protection policy and international standards. We place special emphasis on awareness and prevention to safeguard children and improve the quality of care they receive. Child safeguarding concerns are taken seriously and addressed immediately
What we Do
Advocacy Programme
We provide a home for children who have lost parental care within SOS Children's Villages. SOS Children's Villages, is as its core, a community of loving, stable families. All the children in SOS families have access to quality education from kindergarten through university or vacation training.
Our Programmes
We create a safe environment for children in all our programmes SOS children's villages Tanzania runs Alternative Care, Families Strengthening, Advocacy, Education, Health and Youth Empowerment Programmes.
Children We Helped
Donation We Collected
Child at Risk
Sometimes parents are, for various reasons, unable to provide care for their child alone, sometimes children lose their parents or more
Brothers & Sisters
Our aim is to keep families together and if we find that to be challenging, then we strive to ensure that brothers and sisters g more
Motherhood
In providing a loving home to all our children, we make sure that every child get to feel loved, embraced and care for, by someon more
Family
All children deserve to live in a family that will support them to reach their full potential
Home
We help families create a loving and nurturing environment, where children can always feel at home. A place to which they can always return
Moment of a Happy Childhood
We make it possible for the children to live as children, ie. to feel loved, protected, comfortable and confident e more
Childhood in Cultural Diversity
We work hard to ensure every child is able to form his or her own convictions - following belief, being true to cul more
Education and Personal Growth
We work hard to ensure every child is able to form his or her own convictions - following belief, being true to cul more
Events Holds for Children
Throughout the year we post information about upcoming events to this web page. If youre interested in attending or organizing an event for SOS Childrens Villages, in your community please contact us
SOS Children's Villages Presidential Visit to Tanzania
Location: Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar
Date: 09/18/2023
Time: 1:00 PM
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Launching of Mwanza Community iHub
Location: Social Centre (SOS Children's Villages, Mwanza)
Date: 10/12/2023
Time: 9:00 AM
Sponsor
Delivering help and hope
to children through sponsorship.
We work with national and international corporate partners who share our values and are committed to helping at-risk children and families build sustainable futures. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, Click button below for details!
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Where We Help
Arusha
- Family houses
Dar Es Salaam
- Family houses
Mwanza
- Family houses
Zanzibar
- Family houses
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