- Who we are
SOS Children’s Villages of BiH is a humanitarian organisation that takes care of children and young people without parental care and gives them a chance for a happy childhood and a better future. In SOS families, with brothers, sisters and SOS parents, children grow up in a family-based environment with parental love, because every child deserves to belong somewhere, to be loved and safe.
SOS Children’s Villages of BiH have been operating in BiH since 1994 and are part of SOS Children’s Villages International, international organisation that has been operating for more than 70 years in 136 countries around the world, on 5 continents.
Transparent systems of reporting and monitoring the use of funds enable us to ensure that the donated funds are used in the most efficient way.
Key policies and guidelines enable us to use our resources effectively, meet legal requirements and learn from our experience so we can do the best for children.
The employees of SOS Children’s Villages in BH actively contribute to the development of our Organisation with their creative ideas, revealing a new perspective on things. We truly believe that our different opinions encourage progress and strengthen community – the one in which we achieve our common goals with our different ideas and creative freedom.
Becoming a Committed giver means that you continuously donate monthly to families living in SOS Children’s Villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Our work
Becoming a Committed giver means that you continuously donate monthly to families living in SOS Children’s Villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
- Committed giving
- Donations from companies and institutions
Our corporate partners, providing financial support, ensure the coverage of part or the entire annual costs of the key programmes of SOS Children’s Villages of BiH. In accordance with your possibilities, wishes and commitment, you can support the annual expenses of the SOS family or part of the expenses for the purchase of food, hygiene products, school supplies, clothes and shoes, overhead or investment expenses, medical expenses, expenses for the services of speech therapists, psychologists, speech therapists.
We cooperate with international organisations and multilateral donors, such as the United Nations and the European Union, as well as with state authorities and embassies in order to improve the situation of vulnerable children, their families and communities.
Join the club of our friends and make BiH society a better place for future generations.
- Publications
Copyright© SOS Children’s Villages BiH.
We allow downloading documents partially or entirely and further use, with full acknowledgement of the original source.
➔ Convention on the Rights of the Child
➔ Child Protection PolicyCopyright© SOS Children’s Villages BiH.
Downloading documents in their entirety or their parts is allowed, with the obligation to quote the original source.
➔ The situation of children in Bosnia and Herzegovina
➔ SOS Voices of Youth leaving care in BiHCopyright© SOS Children’s Villages BiH.
Downloading documents in their entirety or their parts is allowed, with the obligation to quote the original source.
➔ SOS CARE-Promise
➔ Safe and protected children
➔ About the SOS programme for young people YES Centre
➔ SOS Single ParenthoodBecoming a Committed giver means that you continuously donate monthly to families living in SOS Children’s Villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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SOS Children's Villages
About us
Who we are
SOS Children’s Villages in BH is a humanitarian organisation providing care of children and young people without parental care and offers them a chance for a happy childhood and a better future. In alternative families, together with brothers, sisters and SOS parents, children grow up in a family-based environment, as we believe that every child deserves to belong somewhere, to be loved and safe. In addition to caring for children and young people without parental care, within the Family Strengthening Programme we also help biological families who are at risk of separation from their children..
196 children and youth are growing up in alternative care, and 41 families are supported through activities of family strengthening programmes.
SOS Children’s Villages of BiH are founded in 1994 and belong to Federation of SOS Children’s Villages International the organisation that has been operating for more than 70 years in 136 countries around the world, on 5 continents.
Children's rights
Advocating for children’s rights relies on the principle of nondiscrimination. We advocate with the aim to support the most vulnerable children, growing up without parental care or at risk of losing it. We focus our advocacy on issues that have the greatest impact on the well-being and rights of children, their families and communities.
Our advocacy effort reminds officials of their responsibility to ensure that children’s rights are not violated.

Feedback & complaints
The organisation SOS Children’s Village BH wishes to continuously improve its work and be the best possible support for the children and families in need. To ensure this, we encourage you to send us your feedback. Should you have any comments and complaints to our work, we kindly invite you to contact us via email [email protected] , and we will make sure that you receive an answer as soon as possible. THANK YOU!