SOS Children's Villages aims to support children and families in need. The central principle of our work is that every child should grow up in a family, where possible in his or her own family and in his or own familiar environment. It is our aim and conviction that children should grow up learning their native language within their own culture.
More... When the United Nations proclaimed 1994 to be the International Year of the Family, it described the family the "Smallest Democracy at the Heart of Society". Is this still valid today? Does this also apply if, as is sometimes the case, violence occurs within a family behind closed doors or, as is more frequently the case, a family breaks up due to socio-economic problems? What is the significance of the International Day of Families on 15 May?
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