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Int'l SOS Children's Village Day celebrated

Staff Correspondent
'Yesterday was a special day for the children ar the SOS Children's Village in Dhaka. They passed the day singing, dancing and making merry.
It was the birthday of 'The Grandfather', Prof Dr Hermann Gmeirner, the founder of the largest child welfare organisation in the world --- SOS-Kinderdorf International.
The day is celebrated worldwide as the International SOS Children's Village Day every year.
Social Welfare Minister Enamul Hoque Mostafa Shaheed was present at the celebrations as the chief guest while Quomaran Nessa Khanam was present as special guest.
Golam Ahmed Ishaq, national director of the village, and Sitangsu Sen, director general of Department of Social Services, were also present. The minister said children are the worst victims of war and natural calamities; They require extra care. Every child can flourish if he/she’ gets special care.
Lauding the activities of the village, he said the government would follow the method of the SOS Children's Village to improve the government-run children's shelter homes.
He later distributed prizes among the winners of the village's sports competition.
Prof Hermann Gmeirner founded the institutions in Austria in 1949 to provide the much needed shelter to the Second World War ravaged children. Today he is known as 'The Grandfather' to all the children living in SOS children's villages around the world.
Currently the organisation is working in 132 countries. In Bangladesh it was established in 1972 immediately after the liberation war.
Known as 'Uncle' to all the children in the centre, Golam Ahmed Ishaq said the objective of the celebration is to remember Dr Hermann Gmeirner and , spreadhis messages along wain the main concept of ihe village.
The programme also aims at inviting more well wishers to join the cause.-
Ishaq said currently there are five SOS children’s villages in Bangladesh. Two more in Sylhet and Barisal will be established soon.
The organisation follows a family approach. The village in Dhaka houses 150 children placed in 15 families. Each family is comprised of 8 to 10 children and a mother employed by the organisation. The mother is responsible for rearing the children till they are 16 with all general social experiences.
The children are provided with education and other trainings. The organisation later helps these children get into the mainstream.