History of SOS Children's Villages of Nepal

First visit of Dr. Hermann Gmeiner in Nepal

Sites selection for SOS Children's Village Sanothimi

• Late Mrs. Edith Pohl who represented SOS Kinderdorf International trained the SOS Mothers and to start the very first family houses
• 1st group of children and mothers started moving into the completed houses

• A house established to look after the Tibetan refugee children in Pokhara
• Establishment of SOS  Children’s Village Pokhara

• Construction of SOS Children's Village Gandaki
• Establishment of Vocational Training Center Pokhara
• Establishment of Ceramic Training Center Sanothimi

• Construction of SOS Youth Village Kathmandu
• Inauguration of SOS Children's Village Gandaki by Her Majesty the Queen Ashwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah on March 06

• Inauguration of SOS Youth Village Kathmandu
• Starting of National Co-ordination Office

• Construction of SOS Children's Village Surkhet
• Construction of Social Center for Mothers & Children in Surkhet

• Construction of Mother Retirement Homes and Youth Homes in SOS Children's Village Gandaki
• Construction of Mother Retirement Homes in Children's Village SOS Sanothimi
• Inauguration of SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Pokhara (Tashiling)

• Land acquired for SOS Children's Village Itahari
• Registered with District Administration Office Bhaktapur of His Majesty's Government of Nepal as NGO
• SOS Youth Facility Gandaki started from 1^st February

Children and mother move into SOS Children’s Village Itahari

• Construction of Hermann Gmeiner School Pokhara (Gharipatan)
• Construction of Youth Facilities at Nepalgunj

• Construction of two Social Centers for Mothers & Children in Bardiya
• Starting of SOS Youth Facility Jorpati in rented Building

• Construction of Hermann Gmeiner School Kavre
• Construction of Hermann Gmeiner School for Tibetan children in Sitapaila, Kathmandu
• Mothers & children move into SOS Children's Village Kavre

• Inauguration of SOS Children's Village Kavre
• Inauguration of Namgyal Middle School Kathmandu
• Construction of SOS Medical Centre Bardiya
• Construction of SOS Youth Facilities Biratnagar
• Construction of Mothers' Retirement Home Itahari

• Expansion of SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Gandaki 
• Expansion of SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Pokhara
• Built one additional family house in SOS Children’s Village Sanothimi
• Construction of SOS Children's Village Bharatpur
• Inauguration of House no 5, built specially for children with Development Disorders in SOS Children’s Village Jorpati on March 20, 2002

• Construction of SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Bharatpur (High School)
• Construction of Hostel for SOS Vocational Training Center Pokhara
• Construction of Hostel & Staff Quarter Hermann Gmeiner School Pokhara

Extension of SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Surkhet 

• Extension of college building of SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Kavre
• Construction of SOS Youth Facility Kavre

Dedication of SOS Children’s Village Lumbini, October 5

• Construction of SOS Youth Facility (Boys) Bharatpur and Mothers' Retirement Home/SOS Youth Facility (Girls) Bharatpur
• Planning of SOS Mother Retirement Home Surkhet

• Community Based Family Strengthening Programs in SOS Children’s Village Itahari
• Child Right Situation Analysis (CRSA) of Nepal
• 40^th Anniversary Celebration of SOS Children's Villages Nepal

Construction of private houses and school buildings under Emergency Response Programme

• Bestowed with Dare4Care Award
• Handover of new school buildings and private homes to earthquake affected people constructed under Emergency Response Programme (ERP)
• Inauguration of a new multi-purpose building of SOS Children’s Village Jorpati dedicated to the children with special needs
• Forged partnership with IsraAID for Mental Health and Psychosocial Support (MHPSS)
• Construction of an additional building with nine rooms inside the premises of SOS Hermann Gmeiner School Surkhet
• Conducted workshop on “Alternative Child Care Services in Nepal” to address current challenges and enhance quality, 8-9 December.”

• Mr Siddhartha Kaul President, SOS Kinderdorf International and Honourable Minister Parbat Gurung , Ministry of women, children and senior citizen handed over Gumba and Community centre to earthquake affected people of Dolakha on 9th Feb 2020
• National Office extended building formally inaugurated by Mr. Siddhartha Kaul,     President, SOS Kinderdorf International on 10th of Feb 2020