- 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
By providing financial support, our corporate partners ensure the coverage of part or all of the annual costs of the key programs of SOS Children’s Villages of BiH. In accordance with your possibilities, wishes and commitment, you can support the annual costs of the SOS family or part of the costs for the purchase of food, hygiene products, school supplies, clothes and shoes, overhead or investment costs, medical costs, costs of the services of speech therapists, psychologists, and speech therapists.
➔ Learn more
➔ Our dedicated partners
➔ Campaigns with friendsWe cooperate with international organizations and multilateral donors, such as the United Nations and the European Union, as well as with national authorities and embassies to improve the situation of vulnerable children, their families and communities.
SOS Children’s Villages of BiH also contribute to the development of political frameworks, for example in the areas of development cooperation and social policy. We collaborate with partners who share our goals on numerous projects that put policy into practice.
- 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
Committed giving
Have you seen the stand of SOS Children’s Villages of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the cheerful faces of SOS representatives at varied locations in Sarajevo these days? You can meet them, talk to them, learn more about the work of SOS Children’s Villages of BiH and join the circle of our friends and by becoming Committed giver- donor of a family.
What does family committed giver imply??
Becoming a Committed giver means that you continuously donate monthly to families living in SOS Children’s Villages in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The simplest way is through the online platform, or by activating a standing order in your bank, through which you pay the amount you decide yourself (10, 15, 25…50 KM) once a month for the benefit of SOS Children’s Villages in BH. Should you decide to end the committed giving , you can do that easily.
The money donated through committed giving is directly earmarked for support of 31 families, and is used exclusively to cover current costs of food, hygiene, school materials, clothes, the costs of children’s extracurricular activities etc,
How to recognize an SOS representative?
– He/She will always and only be found in the locations that will be published every week on the website and social networks of SOS Children’s Villages of BiH
– He/She has a tablet on which you can enter your data and make a monthly donation via the online form
– He/She has an SOS Children’s Villages of BiH card with personal information
– He/She wears a blue T-shirt with the slogan “Happiness is knowing how to give with your heart”
– He/She has forms for a bank standing order, and informative material about SOS Children’s Villages BiH
Payment of monetary donations can be made exclusively through a bank account or at the organisation's offices.
Meet our SOS representatives
These are the coworkers you will meet at the stands of SOS Children’s Villages
Hedija Ćesko
Kenan Ćorić
Svjetlana Sokolović
Aida Tukar
Sonja Kalajdžić
Emir Adžemović
Edita Bacović-Rašljanin
Samira Bucalo
Amer Mujezinović
Where you can meet SOS representatives this week?
Thank you to our dear partners and friends who gave us space and made it possible for us to meet you and bring you closer to the work of SOS Children’s Villages of BiH
How to sign up for Committed giving?
Donate via our online platform
Simply fill out the online form and choose the amount you want to donate monthly as well as the date of each subsequent payment.
If for some reason you want to end the committed giving, it is enough to send us an email. ([email protected])
With the assistance of SOS representatives
Fill out the online form on the spot with the assistance an SOS representative
If you have personal account in Raiffeisen bank, the SOS representative can fill out the standing order form for you and with your signed power of attorney, take it to the bank to facilitate the entire process of activating the standing order.
In accordance with the Law on Personal Data Protection, SOS Children’s Villages BiH undertakes to use the collected personal data exclusively in accordance with the authorization given, and for the purpose of monitoring payments and maintaining contact with donor. Personal data will not be used for any other purposes. These data are available only to authorised staff of SOS Children’s Villages and of the bank where donor opens a standing order it will never be made available to third parties (except in case of legal obligation, when they are requested by relevant authorities through legal procedures).
SOS Children’s Villages in BH does not assume responsibility on any basis, if the user himself discloses his data to third parties, or makes this data available to them in another way.
Opening a standing order
It will be enough for donor to send us first and last name and phone number to the e-mail [email protected] so we remain in contact. Donor can independently open a standing order at bank where donor has opened account.
Recipient: SOS Children’s Village of BiH
Purpose of payment: Committed giving of families
Amount: KM 10, 15, 25…50
SOS bank account number: 3387307756252209
Need additional information about the Family Committed giving?
Give us a call on 033 465 053 or 066 910 676 or send an email to [email protected], and we will be happy to answer all your questions.
Thank you for everything you do for SOS Children’s Villages and for your contribution to enabling family-based environment for children and youth in care!
Sign up: +387 66 910 676
After singing up for Committed giving, you will receive a welcome letter, and during the year we will send you newsletters from families so you can witness progress
Individuals and companies. Whether you opt for Committed giving as an individual or as a company, your contribution is of great value. Sign up for Committed giving today!
By simply singing up via online form or opening a standing order in the bank, in your bank or via internet/mobile banking
Transfer account number with Raiffeisen Bank:
1610000000000011,
* reference number is mandatory: 502021000-030000626-9
Transfer account number Unicredit bank:
3387307756252209.
Donor can decide the amount of the monthly donation (KM 10, 15, 25…. 50).
Committed giving depends on donor’s decision, ability and willingness and relies solely on donor’s kind heart. Please note that no legal or other obligations preventing you from ending your committed giving for any reason.
Donation payment options:
Standing order
Online payment
Payment from abroad