SOS Dječija sela BiH
Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
About
Founded in 1994, SOS Dječija sela BiH is a non-governmental organisation based in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina working on children & youth, employment & skills, community development.
SOS Dječija sela BiH is a humanitarian organisation that provides family-based alternative care for children and young people without parental care, living with SOS parents and siblings in SOS families. It continues supporting young people after they reach adulthood until they become independent. The organisation also works to strengthen foster care, prevent the separation of children from their families, support youth employability, and advocate for child rights. It operates across Bosnia and Herzegovina, is part of SOS Children's Villages International, and is funded through monthly godparent (kumstvo) donations, corporate partnerships and donor-supported projects.
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Program jačanja porodice (Family strengthening programme)
Children & Youth · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Prevents the separation of children from their families of origin by strengthening families judged to be at risk, in Sarajevo, Goražde, Mostar, Gračanica and Srebrenica.
SOS Centri za podršku hraniteljskim porodicama (SOS foster care support centres)
Children & Youth · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Provides professional, material and non-material support to foster families, with centres in Sarajevo, Tuzla and Travnik.
Employability and Jobs of the Future
Employment & Skills · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Supports the employability of young people from alternative care and difficult socio-economic circumstances, started in Sarajevo in 2022.
YES / YEEP Youth Empowerment Programme
Employment & Skills · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Youth empowerment programme offering support to young people leaving care, including centres in Sarajevo and Tuzla.
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United Nations, European Union, Lactalis BH, Bingo, USAID
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