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SOS Children's Villages in Ben Tre
SOS Children's Village Ben Tre was officially opened in December 1999. It is located in the centre of Ben Tre City, the capital of Ben Tre province. Ben Tre is situated in the delta of the river Mekong about 80 km south-west of Ho Chi Minh City. SOS Children's Village Ben Tre consists of twelve family homes, staff accommodation and the necessary administrative buildings. The houses were built in the architectural style typical of that region, with the roofs covered in red tiles. There are several schools near the SOS Children's Village. The children can easily reach these schools on foot.
SOS Children's Village Ben Tre has its own SOS Kindergarten and an SOS Hermann Gmeiner School, both of which are open to children from the neighbourhood. At the kindergarten, up to 190 children can be taught in six group rooms. The SOS Hermann Gmeiner School has 24 classrooms for up to 1,000 pupils, a library, laboratories and a canteen. There is also an SOS Youth Facility for up to 48 youths from the SOS Children's Village. Young people often move out of the village and into a youth facility when they start a vocational training course or go on to higher education. With the support of qualified youth workers, the youngsters develop realistic perspectives for their future, learn to shoulder responsibility and increasingly make their own decisions.
In September 2008, an SOS Vocational Training Centre was opened. This centre consists of four workshops and accommodation for the students.
Our Impact
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The SOS Kindergarten in Vietnam are a fundamental building block for the early development needs including, intellectual and social skills for children. |
1 KINDERGARTENS | 189 Kindergarten students |
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SOS Social Centres in Vietnam aim is to help families, in particular women and children, living in communities neighbouring the SOS Children's Villages to gradually escape from poverty, and to help young people become self-reliant. |
2 SOCIAL CENTRES | 196 Beneficiaries |
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The SOS Children's Village in Vietnam provides loving homes to orphaned and abandoned children |
1 VILLAGES | 131 Orphaned and Abandoned Children |
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The SOS Youth Facilities in Vietnam provides youth with a loving environment where they learn to transition into independent living and to expand their education |
1 YOUTH FACILITIES | 61 Youths in our Care |
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