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SOS
Children's Villages has captured the admiration and
support of organisations and famous identities around
the world.
The
Dalai Lama – spiritual leader and winner of the
Nobel Peace Prize:
Quote – "The splendid work done by SOS is
charity where deeds speak louder than words. The revolutionary
idea and general concept developed by Hermann Gmeiner
for providing abandoned children with a new family and
a permanent home has made a great influence on child
welfare worldwide. SOS Children's Villages has become
a model on every continent."
FIFA
– the world's soccer federation:
FIFA has adopted SOS as its specific charity. Many of
the world's most famous football stars give their time
to visit our villages and support our children. Both
teams visited our Village in Marseilles before the match
between the FIFA World All Stars and France.
The
Princess Salimah Aga Khan:
The Princess recently
sold millions of dollars of her personal jewellery to
help children and donated substantial amounts from the
proceeds to children in need. In the process she became
aware of SOS and became so involved that she is now
an International Ambassador for SOS. She recently opened
a new SOS Village in Tibet.
The
Bolshoi Ballet:
The Bolshoi gave a special concert
in Moscow to mark the 50th Anniversary of SOS in Russia.
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