60 years of SOS Children's Villages - a loving home for every child 

This year, SOS Children's Villages is celebrating its 60th anniversary. In 1949, Hermann Gmeiner built the first SOS Children's Village in the Austrian town of Imst to provide orphaned and abandoned children with an environment which is as close to a family as possible. Today SOS Children's Villages provides help to children and families in need in 132 countries and territories around the world. On the occasion of our anniversary, which we are proud to celebrate together with our many donors, sponsors, friends and partners, we would like to invite you to discover the world of the SOS Children's Villages through pictures and texts.

SOS!Childhood - Childhood is at risk!

The “SOS! Childhood” campaign is spreading the message that we and our friends around the world are committed to providing a better future and a happy childhood for all children. Today, in the future, and all around the world. More...
SOS Archives

SOS Children's Villages from 1949 until today

A journey through the decades in pictures More...
Six people, six decades

Six people, six decades

Six people that grew up in SOS Children's Villages in different countries over different decades tell their stories. More...
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60 years of SOS Children's Villages - a loving home for children

60 years of SOS Children's Villages - a loving home for every child

This year, SOS Children's Villages is celebrating its 60th anniversary. In 1949, Hermann Gmeiner built the first SOS Children's Village in the Austrian town of Imst to provide orphaned and abandoned children with an environment which is as close to a family as possible. Today SOS Children's Villages provides help to children and families in need in 132 countries and territories around the world. More...
Foto: Alexander Gabriel

The skies above Imst

The celebration of the 60th anniversary of SOS Children's Villages was full of pleasant surprises – and not all of them had to do with the weather! More...
Celebrities for SOS Children's Villages

Celebrities for SOS Children's Villages

Over the years, SOS Children's Villages has made friends all over the world who support us in any way they can. Meet some of the most well-known of them! More...
What we stand for

For 60 years: What we stand for

What moves children and what do they need? What does SOS Children's Villages represent and what do we stand for? Children's worlds now and in the past - this is what our e-book depicts in text and pictures. More...
Photo: Alexander Gabriel

A big family event

SOS Children's Villages President Kutin on the occasion of the 60th anniversary More...
Photo: Katja Snozzi

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SOS Children's Villages at a glance More...
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