ບ້ານຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອເດັກນ້ອຍ ແຫ່ງທຳອິດຂື້ນປີ 1949 ຢູ່ເມືອງ ອີມຊ໌, ປະເທດ ອ໋ອດສເຕັຍ. ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ອຸທິດຕົນຊ່ວຍເດັກນ້ອຍທີ່ມີຄວາມຕ້ອງການ ຄື ເດັກນ້ອຍທີ່ສູນເສຍຄອບຄົວ, ເຮືອນຊານ ແລະ ຄວາມປອດໄພ ຍ້ອນສົງຄາມໂລກຄັ້ງທີສອງ. ດ້ວຍການສະໜັບສະໜູນ ຜູ້ໃຫ້ທືນ ຫລາຍພາກສ່ວນ ແລະ ຜູ້ຮ່ວມງານ, ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງຂອງພວກເຮົາຈື່ງໄດ້ເຕີບໂຕ ຂະຫຍາຍຕົວ ມາຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອເດັກນ້ອຍໃນທົ່ວໂລກ. ເລີ່ມຈາກບ້ານເດັກ 1 ແຫ່ງຂະຫຍາຍເປັນ 2 ແຫ່ງ. ມາຮອດປັດຈຸບັນໂຄງການບ້ານຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອເດັກນ້ອຍ SOS ມີຢູ່ທົ່ວໂລກຫຼາຍກວ່າ 130 ປະເທດ ແລະ ປະເທດລາວເຮົາເປັນປະເທດທີ 124.
Our Principles
Children
Every child is unique and deserves respect.
We recognize children's abilities, guide and help them move toward independent living and become good citizens who contribute to our society.
Caregivers
Every child needs care and stable caregivers.
We ensure that children receive and have trustworthy relationships with caregivers based on love, respect, and safety.
Families
Every child grows up in a family-supportive environment.
We encourage families to stay together. If children cannot grow up in their original families, we encourage them to build lasting bonds in alternative family environments. At the same time, we must ensure that their siblings live together.
Communities
Every child is part of a safe and mutually supportive community.
We help families connect with their communities, share experiences, help each other, and work together to create a good environment for children and young people to develop.
SOS Children's Villages International
Mr. Helmut Kutin, Honorary President of SOS International
Mr. Helmut Kutin was born in 1941 in Bolzano, Italy. He was admitted to live at SOS Children's Village Imst, Austria when he was 12 years old. After completing high school, he continued his studies at the University of Innsbruck in economics.
Mr. Helmut Kutin was an important person in spreading the work of SOS Children's Villages throughout Asia when he was SOS representative in Asia, and later he was appointed as Deputy Secretary-General. In 1985, he was elected President of SOS International, succeeding Dr. Hermann Gmeiner, and he was confirmed in elections held in 1988, 1993, 1998, and 2003. Mr. Helmut Kutin passed away in April 2024 in Thailand.
Mr. Dereje Wordofor
Mr. Dereje Wordofor was elected in June 2021 as President of SOS Children's Villages International for 4 years by the General Assembly, which is the highest governing body. Mr. Dereje Wordofor is the 4th president in the organization's 75-year history. Mr. Dereje Wordofor was born in 1966 and grew up in Ethiopia, with a work history of more than 30 years of experience in humanitarian work, development, and human rights. Mr. Dereje Wordofor is committed to continuing and expanding the organization's scope to support children without parental care and children at risk of losing parental care, firmly believing that the organization must strengthen and build partnerships with governments, social organizations, educational institutions, and corporate sectors to meet the needs of children in vulnerable situations, especially children without parental care and children at risk of losing parental care.