SOS Children's Villages UK
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SOS Children's Villages UK is the UK chapter of SOS Children's Villages – the largest international charity dedicated to aiding children who have lost parental care. The charity is non-denominational and works in the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Internationally, SOS Children's Villages works in 136 countries and territories, providing services in 125 of those nations. Its goal is to ensure that no child grows up alone. International programs and campaigns include children's villages, family strengthening programs, youth employability and vocational training, and child protective services.
Since 1995, SOS Children's Villages has worked with the United Nations to help governments and organizations support children who have lost or are at risk of losing parental care. In 2009, the charity worked with other experts to develop the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children.
In 1969, chairman of SOS Children's Villages UK, Dickson Mabon attempted to arrange the construction of Children's Villages in Scotland. However, he was refused permission to build the Villages on planning grounds by the local authorities concerned.
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