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Democratic Republic of the Congo - Select a village Capital: Kinshasa Area: 2,345,410 kmē Population: 50.3 million(December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Bantu (80%), Sudanic (18%), Nilotic, pygmies,
Kyrgyzstan - Select a village Capital: Bishkek Area: 198,500 kmē Population: 4.7 million (December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Kyrgyz (52%), Russian (21%), Uzbek (13%), Ukrainian,
Cambodia - Select a village On 22 January 1999, SOS-Kinderdorf International signed an agreement with the Ministry of Social Affairs, Labour,
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Capital: Colombo
Area: 65.100 kmē
Population: 18,6 million (December 2000 est.)
Ethnic groups: 75% Singhalese and 18% Hindu Tamils. There are smaller groups of Muslim Moors, Burghers and Eurasians
Official language(s): Singhalese (Sinhala)
Religion(s): Theravada Buddhism, Hindus, Christians and Muslims
Currency: 1 Sri Lankan rupee = 100 cents
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Our Facilities
In 1980, the government of Sri Lanka and SOS-Kinderdorf International reached an agreement to establish SOS Children's Villages and associated projects in the country. The government allotted a piece of land to SOS-Kinderdorf International. The organization started its work in Sri Lanka in March 1981 and established a project office at Mount Lavinia, a suburb of Colombo. On 1 April the foundation stone for the SOS Children's Village Piliyandala was laid. The first three families moved into the SOS Children's Village Piliyandala on 9 November of the same year. On 20 January 1982, the SOS Children's Village Piliyandala was officially inaugurated by and representatives of the government of Sri Lanka.
In 1983, SOS-Kinderdorf International and the Ministry of Education signed an agreement to establish an SOS School next to the SOS Children's Village Piliyandala. This was the first and only time the government entered into an agreement with an NGO to set up an educational facility. In 1993, the National Office of SOS-Kinderdorf International was officially established.
Contact:
SOS Children's Villages of Sri Lanka
P.O.Box 5
Kesbewa
Piliyandala
Sri Lanka
tel. +94-11-270 38 90
fax +94-11-270 23 21
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Malawi - Select a village Already in 1986, a field study was carried out by SOS-Kinderdorf International in Malawi. Five years later, in 1991,
Mali - Select a village Capital: Bamako Area: 1,240,140 kmē Population: 11 million(December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Bambara, Tuareg, Dogon, Songhai, Senoufou,
Zambia - Select a village SOS After 10 years of efforts a contract on the construction of an SOS Children's Village was signed by the Zambian government on 16 July 1996.
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,
China - Select a village Capital: Beijing Area: 9,596,960 kmē Population: 1.3 billion (December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups:
Country Information on Uruguay The south-eastern part of the country consists of vast plains covered with grass, with the exception of the marshland exposed to the tides along the...
Sindi's Story: Coming Face-to-Face with the Human Tragedy of AIDS While the Family-Carer Programme is new, the SOS Children's Village has been actively involved with the local community in combating the HIV/AIDS...
Egypt - Select a village Capital: Cairo Area: 997,739 kmē Population: 67.2 million (December 2000 est.) Ethnic groups: Hamito-Semites, Arabs Official language(s):
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