Cebu

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In 1982, the fourth Philippine SOS Children's Village was officially opened in Cebu. The city of Cebu is the second largest city in the Philippines. It is the capital of Cebu island. The SOS Children's Village is located in the district of Talamban, approximately 10 minutes by car from the city centre. An elementary school can be reached on foot in five minutes from the SOS Children's Village, hospitals and secondary schools are not far away, either The SOS Children's Village Cebu consists of twelve family houses, the Village Director's house, a community centre and a workshop, where some of the youths are trained in crafts. The smaller children are looked after at the SOS Kindergarten, which is also open to children from the neighbourhood. An SOS Youth Facility is affiliated to the project. The older boys from the SOS Children's Village usually move there in order to prepare for their independent lives. Some of them are still at school, college or university. Others are doing vocational training. The SOS Youth House was opened in 1990. It was renovated in 2000 and a new building was added then. The SOS Children's Village Cebu runs an agricultural project, where the young people can learn farming techniques.