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Liberia - Select a village Capital: Monrovia Area: 111,370 kmē Population: 2.9 million (December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Kpelle (25%), Bassa, Gio, Kru,
Kenya - Select a village Capital: Nairobi Area: 583,000 kmē Population: 29.5 million (December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Kikuyu (21%), Luhya (14%), Luo (13%), Akamba (11%),
Guinea-Bissau - Select a village The idea to construct a SOS Children's Village in Guinea-Bissau was born in 1984. The authorities donated SOS Children's Village International a...
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Capital: Freetown
Area: 71,740 kmē
Population: 4.7 million (December 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups: African tribes (90%, Temne and Mende), Creoles, Europeans, Lebanese, Pakistanis, and Indians
Official language(s): English
Religion(s): Muslim (60%), indigenous beliefs (30%), and Christian (10%)
Currency: 1 leone = 100 cents
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Our Facilities
In 1970, SOS Children's Village International started to spread the idea of SOS Children's Villages in Africa. Sierra Leone was chosen to be one of the first countries on the African continent. After a few teething problems the construction of the first SOS Children's Village in Freetown was begun in 1973. One year later the first orphans moved in. In the meantime, the following SOS facilities were built in Freetown and Bo: SOS Children's Village Bo, SOS Kindergartens, SOS Youth Facilities, SOS Primary- and Secondary Schools (vocational school). In addition, a SOS Trainings- and Production Centre and a Medical Centre for Handicapped children (SOS Handicapped Home) were opened in Freetown and a self-redress fishing project was started in Bo.
From 1995 to 1999, the situation in Sierra Leone was very unstable. Civil war broke out three times. Due to the intermittent threat to SOS facilities some of them had to be evacuated temporarily and some of them closed. On the other hand, up to 2000 refugees found refuge in both SOS Children's Villages. In 1996 and 1999 (when 30.000 people sought refuge in the sports stadium in Freetown) SOS Children's Village International started an emergency relief programme thus helping these people to survive. In view of the prevailing misery in Freetown construction of a second SOS Children's Village in Freetown/Waterloo-Hastings was discussed, but not yet started due to the political situation.
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Uganda - Select a village Capital: Kampala Area: 237,000 kmē Population: 21,1 million (December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Bantu tribes (e.g. the Baganda, Basogo, Bunyoro,
Togo - Select a village Capital: Lome Area: 56,600 kmē Population: 4,5 million (December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: There are 37 ethnic groups, the largest are the Ewe, Mina,
Gambia, The - Select a village Capital: Banjul Area: 11,300 kmē Population: 1.3 million (December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Mandinka 41%, Fula 19%, Wolof 15%, Jola 10%,
Somalia - Select a village During the war a tent village was set up next to the SOS Children's Village to temporarily accommodate orphans and to give classes.
Burundi - Select a village Capital: Bujumbura Area: 27,830 kmē Population: 6.6 million (December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Hutu (Bantu) 85%, Tutsi (Hamitic) 14%,
Austria - Select a village Austria is the cradle of the SOS Children's Villages. Aware of the post-war misery and want of so many children in need of care, ,
Kaifeng The city of Kaifeng is situated in Henan province, about 10km south of the Yellow River. Kaifeng was the capital of the Chinese Empire for seven...
Country Information on Madagascar Madagascar was formed by continental drift (it was torn off the African mainland around 165 million years ago).
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