About SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is an independent member association affiliated to the SOS Federation. As a leader in childcare, SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda leverages existing community resources to strengthen quality child care and protection through a holistic continuum of care tailored to orphans, vulnerable children and their families. SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda actively advocates for the promotion of childcare and child protection.
Since 2004, The First Lady of Rwanda, Her Excellency Mrs. Jeannette Kagame is the Patron of SOS Children’s Village Rwanda.

Our Programs

Alternative Child Care

Following the National Integrated Child Right Policy (2010) and the National Child Care Reform (2012), SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda remains one (...)

Empowering Youth

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda empowers youth to utilize their full potential and tap into opportunities for employment, productivity and economic (...)

Strengthening Families

Since 2005, SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda initiated the Family Strengthening Programme. The community empowerment programme aims to support (...)

Mental Health

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda initiated a Mental Health and Psychosocial Project aiming at building Mental Health competencies to support (...)

Green Project

Climate change is increasingly becoming a global problem posing a fundamental threat to vulnerable families which are faced to resource (...)

Dental Health

Oral health is essential to general health and well-being and greatly influences quality of life. It is defined as a state of being free from (...)

Emergency Response

In times of the global health crisis and global climate change challenges, SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda is drawing on its deep delivery expertise, and trusted community ties, to respond to emerging needs of vulnerable children and their families.

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Children’s Villages

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda operates 4 villages

2937
Children and Young people

Children and young people supported in SOS family like care and youth care.

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Family Strengthening Programme

5138 families and 22108 children and young people supported through family Strengthening Programmes.

Latest News

News stories about children’s welfare and rights, social issues and questions that impact children and families

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda and DHL Express Rwanda launched a partner collaboration to improve youth employability in Rwanda.

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda and DHL Express Rwanda launched a partner collaboration to improve youth employability in Rwanda.

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda and DHL Express Rwanda have launched a youth employability program in Rwanda. SOS Children’s ...

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The SOS Herman Gmeiner Primary School Kigali successfully re-opened after a seven-month COVID-19 school closure

The SOS Herman Gmeiner Primary School Kigali successfully re-opened after a seven-month COVID-19 school closure

Following a request from the City of Kigali, SOS Herman Gmeiner Primary School facility located on a four-hectare land in ...

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SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda signed a MOU...

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda signed a MOU...

SOS Children’s Villages Rwanda signed a MOU with Terra Sports Academy Ltd to build and operate a sports facility and ...

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