Faridabad

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The SOS Children's Village Greenfields was eventually enlarged by the construction of another SOS Children's Village in the Delhi suburb of Faridabad (start of construction: 1983). The SOS Children's Village Faridabad only has five family homes but there are numerous ancillary facilities, such as an SOS Mothers' Training Centre. At this centre, many of the future mothers of India's SOS Children's Villages can gain their first practical experience in the field of child-care. The smaller children are looked after at the SOS Kindergarten. There is also an SOS School with classes up to A'levels. This school is attended by children from both the SOS Children's Villages Faridabad and Greenfields as well as by children from the neighbourhood. The SOS Nursing Training School is also open to local girls. The older girls of the SOS Children's Village usually move to the SOS Youth House on the premises of the SOS Children's Village. For the boys, there is a separate SOS Youth House at Noida, a suburb in the east of Delhi. At the SOS Vocational Training Centre, young people can learn office skills, working with a computer, sewing and other handicrafts. The SOS Medical Centre at Faridabad provides care for pregnant women and young mothers from the surrounding area and their babies.