Communitarian Work in SOS Children Village

The communitarian work takes place in S.O.S Children’s Villages of South Africa. It is a Non Governmental Organization (NGO) located in Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg. This organization is focused on helping orphan children or kids who are vulnerable, abused or not safe. The SOS Children's Villages Association of South Africa is a member of SOS - Kinderdorf International, the largest private welfare organization for children in the world. The NGO receives most of its financial support from European organizations.

The NGO is focused on three areas:

-Family Basic Care (FBC): it consists of the wellbeing of the children inside the villages. The organization also has houses outside the villages under its care. For both the aims are to provide food, take care of, help to build relationships between children and create a family environment.
-Family Strengthening Program (FSP): This sort of program is focused on how the NGO can help the community. It is the contribution of the NGO to the neighbourhood. They established an office in the France community called “The White house” to provide orientation about HIV, nutrition, vegetables gardens and other topics that are required. As I mentioned before, part of the vegetable yield is sold, at low cost, to this community.

-Kinder garden (KG): This is basic education for the little children consisting of 6 classrooms, qualified teachers and didactic material.

I’m going to be working in three areas. I just finished working in the FSP. In this program I worked with a group of ladies interested in learning entrepreneurial skills. The selection and conformation of the group was in charge of Nonhlanha. This lady is one of the managers of FSP. My aim was show this group the importance of work in their own business with feeling and love. I teach about the benefits that bring you if you know how to do price, promotion, place and product.

After three meetings I felt satisfied, because all the ladies were very grateful of me, also they told me about how much they learned. I was incredible, I felt extremely good. At the end of the session they showed me how to dance a typical Zulu dance. Thank you to all the ladies for support me and Nonhlanha to let me do this activity.

The next week I will be working in other area, this time is going to be with children!!!