1. Hense Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG
helps SOS Children‘s Villages all over the world

2. Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
We, the company Hense Systemtechnik do not only consider ourselves to be a purely commercial company, but also a socially involved company.
For this reason we have been promoting SOS Children's villages with our donations for over thirteen years.
SOS Children's Villages have been providing relief for distressed children and families for over 250 years and in 133 countries.
We have sponsorships in Venezuela, Ecuador, in the Philippines, in Bangladesh and from the Dominican Republic.
Since our sponsored children Yong Yu from the Children's Village Qiqihar in China and Fabienne Josme from Haiti do not need anymore supply because both now successfully cut his own way, we have decided to take in some new sponsorship. Our new sponsored children live in the SOS Children's Village Bogra in Bangladesh and is called Isha Moni and Johanny Brendalis, who lives in the SOS Children's Village Los Jardines del Norte in the Dominican Republic.
Find out more about our sponsorships on the next pages.
Your team from Hense Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG

3. SOS Children’s villages worldwide
Information about the
SOS Children’s villages worldwide
Hermann Gmeiner established the first SOS Children’s Village at Imst in Austria, focusing on children who have lost their parents or cannot be raised up by their biological ones.
It was important to him that children grow up in a stable family environment, are supported individually and become strong, independent and self-confident adults.
The aims of today are still to fight for children's rights, health care, education, emergency relief and the strengthening of women.
500 SOS Children’s Villages in over 133 countries and territories worldwide focus on this system; over girls and boys got a new home.
Nearly every village has a kindergarten, a day-care centre, a pre-school and a vocational centre. Many facilities, like the kindergarten, are also open for children living in the neighbourhood around the SOS-Children’s Villages.
The international non-governmental social development organisation “SOS Children’s Village” takes care in developing countries as well to strengthen and stabilize families.
They support disadvantaged families to prevent crises and manage their lives independently, learn to self-organise themselves and take care of their children.
As a sponsor you have the choice to take a sponsorship for a child in a SOS Children’s Village or to support a SOS-facility.

4. Angelica Carolina Born in April 2001 Our godchild since 2003
Angelica lives together with her brother in the SOS children's village La Canada, in Venezuela, since June
Since she is 5 years old she plays them violin. She is very excited in computers and technology and she visits special courses to learn more about that topic.
Meanwhile she is in the third year on the High-School. Her favorite subjects are accountancy and english.
Some time ago Angelica could get in touch with her biological mother and she is glad to get to know her little sister.

5. The SOS Children’s Village
La Canada, Venezuela
The village was built in 1979 and is one of the 3 SOS Children’s Villages in Venezuela. Its near Maracaibo, the second largest City in Venezuela.
Almost 100 children live here together in 14 family houses.
Kids from all over the place visit the primary school in the village.
For secondary school they have to go to El Topito, a city closed to the village.
The village owns plantations on the property, where they can grow Bananas or various vegetables.
Parts of the SOS Children’s Village:
14 family houses
1 SOS Community Building
1 SOS Kindergarten
1 SOS Social Centre
1 SOS Day-Care Centre
1 SOS Vocational Centre
1 SOS Medical Centre
1 SOS Youth Facilities for boys
and girls

6. Maria Romero Born in January 2006 Our godchild since 2014
Maria Romero lives in the SOS-children's village in Ibarra since She and her three brothers and sisters could find together a new family. Their brothers and sisters are her one and only and also her domestic animal, a rabbit, has found a place in her heart.
Cooking is her greatest passion and with pleasure she loves tell other people about her favourite dishes.
At school Maria is diligent and writes good marks. Her dream is to become a nurse to help other people.
We are very glade, that the SOS children´s village was not effected by the earthquake in 2016.

7. SOS Children‘s Village
San Miguel, El Salvador
The SOS children's village Ibarra was built in 1979 and is one of 5 children's villages in Ecuador.
Actually 108 children are living here at the age of 2 to 17 years.
In the province of Imbabura there live about 140,000 inhabitants live. Only 20 percent of the household have access to running water and sanitary facilities.
Many children grow up in rural parts of the province and do not get any education. As a result it will be hard for them to handle their lives in adulthood.
Parts of the SOS Children’s Village:
14 Family houses
1 village director’s house
1 SOS Youth Facilities for boys and girls
1 SOS-Vocational Training Centre
1 SOS-School

8. Cristy Cabitana Born in October 1998 Our godchild since 2013
Crity lives in the SOS children's village on the Philippines, since 2011.
Her hobbies are playing football and badminton, which she also exercises actively as a member of a sports team and at sports parties.
Before her admission in the SOS children's village it was not promoted scholastically.
This year Cristy has concluded the Elemantray-School and is going to visit the High-Schools next year.
She wants to give her best to help later
children in SOS children's villages,
like she deserved help before.

9. SOS Children‘s Village
Lipa, Philippines
It was opened in 1967 as the first SOS Children’s Villages in the Philippines Haiti.
In 2006, the social centre of the SOS Children’s Village was opened. This centre has an office, a multipurpose hall and a treatment room.
It provides day care for children from the neighborhood, neighborhood support and family strengthening programs.
Parts of the SOS Children’s Village:
12 Family houses
1 village director’s house
1 community house
1 SOS Kindergarten
1 SOS social centre

10. Isha Moni Born in September 2010 Our godchild since 2015
Since 2014 Isha Moni is living in the SOS-Children´s Bogra, Bangladesch.
Her hobbie is drawing and she also likes playing in the garden with her brother same age from the SOS-Children´s Village.
Before her inclusion in the SOS Children's Village, she was very frightened, but also angry and suffered constantly from various health problems.
However, she was quickly back to health and now feels safe and secure in her new family. Now she goes to the preeschool and learns there very diligently.
Not only at school is she making process. Isha also learns to speak more about herself and her feelings.

11. Das SOS-Kinderdorf Bogra, Bangladesch
The SOS Children’s Villages was opened in 1995 in the north of the country in the city Bogra.
This centre also runs a training centre and day-care facilities for children of working mothers. The SOS Clinic treats families and children from the local community and provides them with advice on preventing illnesses. When children can no longer stay with their families they can find a loving home with one of the ten SOS families, who can care for up to 100 children. The SOS Hermann Gmeiner primary and secondary school is open to all children and the availability of scholarships.
Parts of the SOS Children’s Village:
10 Family houses
1 SOS-Vocational Training Centre
1 SOS-School
1 SOS-Kindergarten
1 SOS-Medical-Centre

12. Johanny Brendalis Born in October 2006 Our godchild since 2016
Johanny lives in the SOS children's village Los Jardines del Norte in the Dominican Republic, since 2014.
Her hobbies are playing with her classmates or playing with her dolls by greating a fantasie world.
Johanny visits the school belonging to the village. She had no excess to education before she came to the village. Due to that, she needed to learn writing and reading from the start. Lucky she learned fast and could catch up with the other children.
Her dream is to became a dancer. Therefore she is visiting a dance course after school.

13. SOS Children‘s Village
Los Jardines del Norte,
Dominican Republic
With its 16 family houses, Los Jardines del Norte is one of the oldest SOS Children’s Village of Central-America and the Caribbean.
It was opened in 1981 as the first SOS Children’s Villages in the Dominican Republic. By now there been two more SOS-children villages.
The Hermann-Gmeiner Primary- and Secondary School is open to children from the village and the local community. The village also give the opportunity for young adults to go to university.
Parts of the SOS Children’s Village:
16 Family houses
1 Youth Facility
1 SOS Hermann Gmeiner Primary- and Secondary School
1 SOS Aunts House for family helpers
1 training center and university for 130 students

14. For further information contact the following addressee:
SOS-Kinderdorf International Hermann-Gmeiner-Str.51 P.O. Box 209 A-6010 Innsbruck
Austria
Phone: +43-(1)