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SOS-Kinderdorf International began its work in Croatia on 10 September 1992 with the laying of the corner-stone of the first Croatian SOS Children's Village in Lekenik, near Zagreb. Already in January 1993, the first SOS mothers with their children moved into three family houses, the official inauguration took place on 8 October 1993. On the occasion of this ceremony, the corner stone of the SOS Social Centre and the SOS-Kindergarten was laid. The construction of the second Croatian SOS Children's Village Ladimirevci started in September 1994 and was completed in May 1995. In June 1995, the new SOS Children's Village was put in operation. Since 1996 several SOS Youth Facilities were set up in Zagreb and Osijek. The most recent SOS facility in Croatia, the SOS Kindergarten Vukovar, was opened on 4 November 1999 and offers additional care for the children of this city.
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The SOS Children's Village Lekenik is situated in Lekenik, a rural community of about 2,000 inhabitants, 30 km southeast of Zagreb. There is a medical doctor in the village as well as a chemist, a school and shops.
The SOS Children's Village is located on the outskirts of the village, next to a school which includes a primary and a secondary school. In the SOS Children's Village there are altogether 15 family houses, an administrative building and apartments for the staff. In August 1996, an SOS Social Centre and an SOS Kindergarten was opened and the children of the vicinity have also the possibility to attend this SOS Kindergarten. The nearby sports field can also be used by the children from the SOS Children's Village. In 2002 the SOS Social Centre was remodelled and integrated into the SOS Children's Village Lekenik. It is now a leisure centre for the children from the SOS Children's Village as well as for children from the neighbourhood.
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