SOS Children's Village Bata is in the San Pedro de Lea district, about two kilometres from the centre of town. Bata is the country's second largest town and is also the capital of the continental territory; the capital of Equatorial Guinea Malabo is on the island of Bioko. The easiest way to get to the SOS Children's Village is by taking the road towards Niefang up to the Mondoasi intersection or any of those beside the hospital and driving towards Ngolo where the Congress Building is also located. San Pedro de Lea is a predominantly middle-class residential district and has very good transport connections.
SOS Children's Village Bata, which was opened in January 2000, has a capacity of up to 100 children and consists of a total of ten family houses, a village director's house, an administration building and a house for the SOS aunts (SOS mothers in training who actively support the SOS mothers).
Moreover, it has a kindergarten and two schools: a primary and a secondary school. The SOS Kindergarten can offer places to 30 children in six classrooms. It was opened in September 1996 and has a kitchen, where warm meals are prepared for the children. Up to 380 school children (boys and girls) can be taught at the SOS Hermann Gmeiner Primary School, which was opened in September 1998 and has ten classrooms, a library and office space. The Hermann Gmeiner Secondary School can offer 180 school children (boys and girls) a place. It opened in September 2002 and has the same rooms as the primary school (ten classrooms, a library and office space). The three schools are open to children from the SOS Children's Village, as well as any child from the neighbourhood.
In 2001, an SOS Medical Centre was built so as to ensure efficient medical care for the people and to implement various preventive measures at a local level. The centre has a treatment room with beds, a consultation room, a laboratory, a dispensary and an operating theatre and delivery room. It also has a reception and administration area. Since it opened, up to 2,050 patients have been attended to each month.