Family Like care

Family-Like Care (FLC) is a form of residential care for children and young people who cannot grow up with their family of origin. Family-like care creates a safe, stable and supportive family-like environment, where qualified adult caregivers at SOS Children’s Villages called SOS parents, build attachment and offer a reliable and trusting relationship to the children and young people, they also offer a reliable and trusting relationship and the possibility to build safe and continuous attachment to the children and young people in their care. They take on a parental role by caring for a small group of children and young people (a maximum of 8) in an autonomous, family-like setting and receive professional support.

Following from the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children, family-like care is a form of residential care. It is a formal small-scale community-integrated alternative care service for children and young people who cannot grow up with their family of origin. Family-like care creates a safe, stable and supportive family-like environment, where qualified caregivers (at SOS Children’s Villages formerly called SOS parents) offer the children and young people in their care a reliable and trusting relationship and the possibility to build safe and continuous attachment. They take on a parental role by caring for a small group of children and young people in an autonomous, family like setting and receive professional support. Our current family size is 6 children per household.

Short Term Care

We provide temporary care for a period of 0 months to 2 years and predominantly this comprises of children experiencing violence in their families and unaccompanied minors. Currently have 35 children in short term care

Long Term Care

We provide long time care for children over 2 years until the child or young person reaches the age of maturity and transitions to Youth care. Currently have 265 children and young people.

Our help

SOS Children's Villages runs over 550 different Family Strengthening Programmes outside of the SOS Children's Villages supporting families in need in Botswana. We take action to empower parents, families and communities to fight poverty and empower parents to become self-reliant to care for their children.

Health

Access to nutritional assistance, secure their basic needs and promote access to healthcare to keep children and families healthy. 

Training

Training and equipping parents to earn an income and create a stable home. Ensuring access to education for girls and boys, including school fees, school uniforms, study materials, tutoring and after-school help. 

Advisory

Coaching in parenting and household management skills, coaching and further training in the areas of education, housekeeping and violence prevention. 

Income

Advice and education, training, further education for parents to create a sustainable livelihood.