66 years of security: This is how the SOS Children's Village lives in Eisenberg!

66 years of security: This is how the SOS Children's Village lives in Eisenberg!

Eisenberg, Deutschland - In the SOS Children's Village Palatinate in Eisenberg, a very special anniversary will be celebrated this year. The facility has been offering security and community for children in need for 66 years. The founder of the SOS Children's Village idea, Hermann Gmeiner, took the first steps in this direction in Eisenberg. The unique concept idea is based on family structures that are supposed to offer the children a home in the form of replacement families in which they are lovingly looked after.

The SOS Children's Village in Eisenberg is part of the global network of SOS Children's Villages, which was founded in 1949 in Innsbruck, Austria. Hermann Gmeiner and other colleagues, including Maria Hofer and Ludwig Kögel, recognized the miserable of countless children after the Second World War. They founded the Societas Socialis and created an innovative model of alternative care that is still used worldwide. The name of the organization was changed in SOS Children's Villages in 1950, and today the facilities in over 130 countries are active, which support more than 7.74 million people, including many children and their families, reports SOS-Children’s Villages .

The structure of the SOS Children's Village

in the SOS Children's Village Pfalz there are only children's village mothers who take care of the children. A second family living group will soon expand the existing offer. Helge Brock, the deputy facility manager, and the public officer Yasmin Stockert emphasize the importance of a safe and stable environment for the children, which often come from stressful family conditions. Individual support meets the specific needs of the children, a concept that is also anchored in the international programs of the organization.

Hermann Gmeiner's vision, which has been continued since the first SOS Children's villages were founded, remains relevant. His life's work, which is based on loving family relationships, has led to the creation of many other institutions worldwide in recent decades. Today there are 553 SOS Children's Villages in 137 countries and around 2,300 social institutions that set a sign of hope for needy children and their families. This development shows the commitment of over six million supporters who stand up for the goals of the organization, according to Sos-Kinderdoerfer .

A look at the story

Hermann Gmeiner, born on June 23, 1919 in Austria, founded the first association for SOS Children's Village in Imst, Tyrol. As a youth supervisor, he experienced the need for war orphans and broke his medical studies to devote himself entirely to the mission and offer children a safe home. His commitment led to a positive change in the life of many children and was always based on the principle that family and community support is necessary to ensure the well -being of the little ones.