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Latin American Studies 87
Spring 1999
Brazil: Case Study 1999
Misty Hyman
CASE STUDY
COUNTRY: Brazil
PROGRAM: SOS-KINERDORF International
LOCATION: Bahia, Santa Maria, Caico, Porto Alegre, Jacarepagua,
Lauro de Freitas, Paraiba, Natal, Brasilia, Poa, Pedra Bonita, Juiz de
Fora, Amazonas, Goioere, Rio Bonito
SPONSORSHIP OF PROGRAM:
Private donations via international organizations.
HISTORY OF PROGRAM:
Founded in 1949 in Austria by an Austrian orphan,
the program started with SOS Children’s Villages that were internationally
acclaimed for their educational and structural principles. In 1960, the
international "umbrella" organization was founded. The first village in
Brazil was established in 1967; the last in 1995.
APPROXIMATE NUMBER OF CHILDREN SERVED:
Brazil: 253 residents, 1057 students
CHARACTERISTICS OF CHILDREN SERVED:
Orphaned or abandoned children (for villages),
also other programs offered for destitute children who are not homeless
or abandoned.
PROGRAM SERVICES:
Children’s villages, youth facilities, kindergartens,
schools, vocational training and production centers, social centers, medical
centers, emergency relief programs.
FINANCIAL BASIS OF PROGRAM:
Privately funded, donations generated by international
organizations.
PHILOSOPHY OR APPROACH:
To provide a home until the child achieves self-reliance
and can make his/her own way of life. Based on four principles: The Mother,
The Brothers and Sisters, The House and The Village.
SPECIAL FEATURES:
"These principles have proved successful for all
cultures and religions."
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