Entitled “50 Dreams. A tomorrow full of love, care, security ‘, the anniversary campaign of SOS Children’s Villages honors the people of the organization
Titled “50 dreams. A tomorrow full of love, care, security ‘, the SOS Children’s Villages presented the anniversary campaign for the 50 years in Greece, through a particularly moving event in Seventh “Seventh”in the Constitution, on Monday, May 19th.
OR President of SOS Children’s Villages, Renata Valmaopened the event by talking about the vision and course of the SOS Children’s Villages. Specifically, Ms. Valma said: “On this important anniversary we express our deep gratitude to all those who have been supporting us for 50 years with their work, their contribution, their small and large donations that make our work to be implemented.”
Then The General Manager of SOS Children’s Villages, George Protopapas made a historical backlash In the work of the organization, talking about programs prevention, hospitality and empowerment that the organization operates and emphasized the enormous challenges of this project over the years, but also the importance of the scientific and at the same time human approach to this most sensitive field of child protection, in a constantly changing social environment.
Mr. Protopapas said: “The SOS Children’s Villages are an offer by people for our fellow human beings, who has been operating worldwide for more than 75 years, with specific principles and processes, based on transparency and the most recent scientific knowledge and documented experience. We have been operating in Greece for 50 years with the same principles and a sense of responsibility. In today’s anniversary we honor all our people and our supporters who make our work strong, as well as the children and families who have found support and care through the work of SOS Children’s Villages. “
At the heart of the event was the campaign “50 dreams. A tomorrow full of love, care, security »which draws inspiration from the long and important course of the organization and, above all, the power of the people who are his heart.
The Communications Director of SOS Children’s Villages, Nairi Peltegian, It presented the central idea of the campaign, which will consist of exactly 50 different creative materials and will bring these people to the forefront. Through 50 personal testimonies of workers, volunteers, supporters and beneficiaries, SOS Children’s Villages open a dialogue for the future: A future where every child grows up with the care, love and protection he deserves. A future where no child will feel alone. Their stories will unfold throughout the year, evolve and enriched.
A special moment of the event was the presentation of the first stories of the campaign made by the participants themselves. People who have grown up, worked or support the SOS Children’s Villages, attended the event and first shared their own memories and their own dreams.
OR Annie Katsoulithe first worker of the organization, a social worker and for decades responsible for the mothers of SOS in the SOS Vari Children’s Village, he moved the public by describing the first infants who were transferred to the village: “We were carrying babies hug … this time he defined me and I have given me a promise.”
THE Petros Garzona doctor and member of the SOS Children’s Villages, the son of one of the founding members of the organization, talked about his own follow -up “I grew up with this story in the house. And I continued because I knew what it means to be next to every child. “
THE Kyriakos Michaswho grew up in the village of Vari, shocked the audience with his simple truth: “The SOS Children’s Villages are not a mere passage in my life. For me, it’s my family. “
The event ended with a video of the designer Maki Tseliou, He talked about his long -standing relationship with the organization and his deep appreciation to the transparency of the project: “Every time I did a demonstration and donated the revenue, I knew exactly where they were going.” The designer has built one of the houses of the SOS Children’s Village of Vari, where four generations of children have grown up.
Their narratives have highlighted the footprint of SOS Children’s Villages over the years and reminded that care, stability and faith in humans are the ones that build the future.
A few words about SOS Children’s Villages
With a presence in 136 countries and 75 years of experience in prevention programs, family care and supportive independent living programs, SOS Children’s Villages are a leading body for children’s rights to protect children worldwide, with a focus on children who have lost or are at risk of losing their family.
In Greece, SOS Children’s Villages were founded in 1975. With the aim of raising each child to grow up in a family they implement programs and actions on three axes:
(a) Family strengthening, with 9 child and family support centers and learning and pedagogical support programs throughout Greece and aiming to remedy the dysfunctions within the family and prevent the risk of removing children from the context Committee,
and (c) Alternative Care with 4 SOS Children’s Villages and 2 New Adult Autonomy Programs.
The International Association of SOS Children’s Villages is a stable interlocutor and partner, internationally and nationally in both the European Union and its Member States and in international initiatives and partnerships, such as the Opening Doors for Europe campaign.
Source: Skai
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