{"id":12565,"date":"2025-11-01T17:58:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T15:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sos-villages.gr\/in-greece\/our-programs\/what-is-an-sos-childrens-village\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T18:00:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:00:57","slug":"what-is-an-sos-childrens-village","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sos-villages.gr\/en\/in-greece\/our-programs\/what-is-an-sos-childrens-village\/","title":{"rendered":"What is an SOS Children\u2019s Village"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12565\" class=\"elementor elementor-12565 elementor-8050\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6338635d intro-section e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6338635d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec0a437 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ec0a437\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6bd4bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e6bd4bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>SOS Children\u2019s Village<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3a2d26 breadpath e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d3a2d26\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-745e883 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"745e883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">\u0391\u03c1\u03c7\u03b9\u03ba\u03ae<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-415f8aef short-width e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"415f8aef\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-607831a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"607831a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>What is an SOS Children\u2019s Village<\/h2><p>An SOS Children\u2019s Village is a program that provides a protective and caring family environment for children and young people who have lost parental care. Up to five children of different ages (often siblings) live together in a family home with one caregiver and supporting staff. Six to ten houses, similar in structure but different in layout and decoration, together make up an SOS Children\u2019s Village. The Village also includes recreation spaces such as a playground, sports area, and multipurpose hall.   <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-69345a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69345a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>SOS Children\u2019s Villages Methodology<br> The approach of SOS Children\u2019s Villages focuses on the home as the central environment, providing a family-like setting that promotes the well-being and full development of the children.<\/h3><p>The philosophy is based on:<\/p><ul><li>A protective family environment where each child needs a stable caregiver and grows up naturally with siblings in a supportive village.<br><br> <\/li><li>Strengthening social support networks for children and their families, working with communities to promote safe social networks.<br><br> <\/li><li>The best interests of the child as the foundation for all actions and decisions.<\/li><li>Involving children and young people. Informing them and asking for their views about decisions that affect their lives, based on their development and readiness to assume rights and responsibilities. <\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c88b1f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6c88b1f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79cd81f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79cd81f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b4278 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3b4278\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>SOS Children\u2019s Village Vari<\/h3>\n<p>Located in Attica, operating since 1982.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01172f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01172f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/sos-villages.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-27-at-11.37.26\u202fPM.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12561\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sos-villages.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-27-at-11.37.26\u202fPM.png 902w, https:\/\/sos-villages.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-27-at-11.37.26\u202fPM-600x580.png 600w, https:\/\/sos-villages.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-27-at-11.37.26\u202fPM-300x290.png 300w, https:\/\/sos-villages.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Screenshot-2025-02-27-at-11.37.26\u202fPM-768x742.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9b20f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b9b20f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2f22a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2f22a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>SOS Children\u2019s Village Plagiari<\/h3><p>Located in Thessaloniki, operating since 1997.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c223ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8c223ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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