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SOS Children's Villages Namibia celebrates 40th anniversary

More than 10 000 children helped since 1985

SOS Children's Villages has placed a growing emphasis on family strengthening programmes, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that children grow up in their own communities.

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SOS Children's Villages recently marked nearly four decades of service since the opening of the first children's village in Windhoek in 1985.Since then, SOS Children’s Villages h ...

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