"I wish and I hope that our children can live together without war and  without hatred, that they have a home and can grow into a future that is  characterised by support, respect and mutual understanding"   

Helmut Kutin, President of SOS-Kinderdorf International

Introduced in 2004, the Family Strengthening Programme (FSP) focuses on prevention and therefore, it complements the SOS Children’s Villages programme. The FSP addresses the root causes of child neglect and abandonment by empowering families to properly care after their children.

The FSP adopts an integrated approach in supporting vulnerable children, empowering their families and their localities in order to create a caring family environment.  Our focus is on children who are at risk of abandonment or whose rights are not being respected or adequately fulfilled.

As at December 2010, some 787 children and 481 parents or relatives of there children are receiving direct support from the programme, mainly in various disadvantaged localities also termed “pockets of poverty” in Mauritius. These localities include regions of Bambous, Cité  Mangalkhan, Cité Anoska, Cite L’oiseaux, Cité Labrasserie, Cité Joachim, Cité Atlee, Camp Tickfine, and Glen Park.

The following risks factors constitute the main key criteria to receive FSP support:

• Absolute poverty (poor housing, lack of food etc.)
• Mother-headed and teenage mother-headed families
• Inadequate income  to meet basic needs
• Out-of-school, school failure and absenteeism for children
• Child neglect and abuse
• No access to support services
• Domestic violence

Contact Details:

Address: Princess Guinea

Geoffroy Road, Bambous

Phone no: (230) 452 1908

Fax: (230) 452 2703

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