What percentage of the organisation's expenditure goes towards covering administrative costs?Why does SOS-Kinderdorf International financially support its own facilities and programmes only?What costs are covered by sponsorship contributions?
What percentage of the organisation's expenditure goes towards covering administrative costs?
As a charity, SOS Children's Villages values every penny donated by our friends, sponsors and other supporters. The organisation is run as efficiently as possible and subject to regular scrutiny from international auditors; any money we save can go towards helping the children in our care. In 2006, the costs incurred by all SOS Promoting Associations for general administration amounted to just 7.6 % of their total expenditure.
Please find more information on this topic in our Annual ReportWhy does SOS-Kinderdorf International financially support its own facilities and programmes only?
SOS-Kinderdorf International is a private, non-political and non-denominational social organisation established for the purpose of helping orphaned, abandoned and vulnerable children. Our main goal is to establish SOS Children's Villages where the children can grow up in a family-like atmosphere, with brothers and sisters, and a mother taking care of them.
The SOS Children's Villages are primarily funded based on private contributions from generous people all over the world. In accordance with the Statutes of SOS-Kinderdorf International, we are required to use our financial means for the construction and upkeep of our own facilities and to support our community outreach programmes.
What costs are covered by sponsorship contributions?
Sponsorships cover the costs of food, clothing, schooling, the running costs of the village and, if present, its kindergarten, school, medical centre, and social centre, which provide education, medical care, social services encompassing family strengthening efforts, and more.
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