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Marjolijne Frieden, President
EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN ECUADOR
Laurence Wangla, Program Manager
SOS Children’s Villages Ecuador
Active since 1963 in the country.
There are:
• 6 SOS Children’s Villages and 2 SOS
Youth Facilities for 760 young people;
• 1 Vocational Training Centre for 43
youngsters;
• 6 Programmes to support and
strengthen 1,310 vulnerable families;
• Ecuador is still characterized by
unequal wealth distribution, children
are in need of protection (e.g. only one
in five children grows up in households
free from neglect or abuse)
Situation in Ecuador after the
earthquake
On April 16th, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude
earthquake struck costal areas in
north-west Ecuador.
660 persons have been killed, 16,000
persons injured.
350,000 people in need of assistance
7,000 buildings have been destroyed,
560 schools affected.
150,000 children have been affected
by the earthquake
SOS Children’s Villages response
The response focuses on the protection of children’s rights and
family strengthening. The action is coordinated with other
organizations to support children and families.
800 families and 1,550 children in 8 shelters are receiving
psychological support: post-trauma stress family support to
prevent family separation, ludic games and “return to joy”
methodology, participation in therapy sessions, specific
accompaniment of 448 families.
4 community centers are offering workshops on children’s
rights and violence prevention. More than 580 children, young
people, adults and local authorities are participating
1,050 children and adolescents and their families are building
their capacities in preventive health care
IT corner is available for 1,550 children and adolescents
Contribution of the EIBI - Perspectives
€ 62,500 donated by the European Investment Bank
Institute
These funds are dedicated to the overall
intervention, focusing on family strengthening
SOS Ecuador is teaming up with partners and other
NGOs to gradually help more than 2,600 families in
Muisne, Chamanga, Portoviejo and Pedernales
through family strengthening programmes and by
building resilience.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE IN NEPAL
Sophie Glesener, Managing Director
SOS Children’s Villages Nepal
Active since 43 years in the country.
There are:
• 10 SOS Children’s Villages and
8 SOS Youth Facilities for 1,800
young people;
• 1 SOS Kindergarten for 64
children;
• 7 SOS Schools and 3
Vocational Training Centres for
5,000 youngsters and adults;
• 8 SOS Social Centres to support
and strengthen 2,500 families;
• 1 SOS Medical Centre.
Situation in Nepal after the
earthquake
On April 25th, 2015, a 7.8 magnitude
earthquake struck Nepal.
Nearly 9,000 persons have been
killed, 22,000 persons injured.
600,000 lodgings and 32,000
classrooms have been destroyed.
700,000 families have been displaced,
many children have been separated
from their family, in the worst case
orphaned
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in
the world. ¼ of its population live
below the poverty line.
SOS Children’s Villages
current intervention
Notes Beneficiaries /
Services
Community centre 3 community centres - Day care for children 78 children
Permanent Care 5 SOS Children’s Villages 48 children
Livelihood intervention Support to restore income and become more
self-sustaining 692 families
Homes in a box Help to restart a life 1,479 families
Kinship Programme Placing children within the extended family 292 children
School Reconstruction Quake-damaged schools 4 schools
Education Distribution of educational items in 9 schools 2,034 students
Private housing
reconstruction
Under preparation 320 families
SOS Children’s Villages current rehabilitation
intervention, 18 months after the earthquake
SOS Children’s Villages
intervention after the earthquake
25 Child Friendly Spaces for
more than 2,000 children
SOS Children’s Villages served
more than 2,000 children in several
districts (Bhaktapur, Kaski,
Kathmandu, Lalitpur, Kavre and
Bharatpur) with :
• Meals
• Therapeutic and medical care
• Informal class activities, games,
art therapy…
These spaces allow parents to take
care of the most urgent things to
do after the catastrophe
Contribution of the EIBI
€ 50,000 donated by the European
Investment Bank Institute
These funds were dedicated to the 25 Child
Friendly Spaces
Total Cost of the Child Friendly Spaces
€167,904