Queen Rania with boy on her arms at a visit…
In March 2004 Queen Rania of Jordan surprised the SOS Mothers in Amman with a visit. Queen Rania of Jordan gave the surprise visit to SOS Mothers in Amman on national mother's day. The mothers in the SOS Children's Village in the Jordanian capital had gathered for mother's day in Mama Hiyam's family house when Queen Rania appeared as a surprise guest. In talking to the mothers, Queen Rania heard why the women had decided on this job, how they arrange their everyday working life as SOS Mothers, how they bring the children up, what problems they face when bringing the children up, and how living with the children enriches their personal lives.
- Lisa
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Queen Rania with boy on her arms at a visit to Children's Village Amman, Jordan
In March 2004 Queen Rania of Jordan surprised the SOS Mothers in Amman with a visit. Queen Rania of Jordan gave the surprise visit to SOS Mothers in Amman on national mother's day.
The mothers in the SOS Children's Village in the Jordanian capital had gathered for mother's day in Mama Hiyam's family house when Queen Rania appeared as a surprise guest. In talking to the mothers, Queen Rania heard why the women had decided on this job, how they arrange their everyday working life as SOS Mothers, how they bring the children up, what problems they face when bringing the children up, and how living with the children enriches their personal lives.
Queen Rania emphasised how decisive the SOS Mothers' commitment and responsibility is in caring for abandoned children and recommended that experience from the work of SOS Children's Villages be integrated into all the care institutions in the country: "What you do here for the children for whom you have taken on real responsibility earns our special high regard. When I see the children's happy faces, I know how much affection you give them."
A week before this royal visit, King Abdullah II of Jordan assured SOS Children's Villages Jordan of his full support and expressed his high esteem for the worldwide efforts for abandoned and orphaned children of SOS Children's Villages.
SOS Children's Villages in Jordan has family homes and SOS Social Centres in the poorest regions of the country. With their social engagement, King Abdullah II and his wife Rania stand as part of a long tradition of friendly relations between SOS Children's Villages and the Jordanian royal family. King Hussein and Queen Noor, who has been patroness of SOS Children's Villages Jordan since 1984, were already frequent guests to the SOS Children's Villages and emphasised on many opportunities their closeness to the child aid organisation, which runs SOS Children's Villages, nursery schools and training for young adults in Irbid, Amman and Aqaba. - Mary
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Girl drawing on asphalt SOS Children's Villages St. Petersburg,Rrussia.
On 2 September the traditional Watermelon Feast took place in SOS Children's Village St. Petersburg, Russia.
Traditionally for the feast the children made a little presentation about their summer activities and their impressions of the summer vacations, watched summer videos and showed wall newspapers with their photos.
Besides regular guests from the SOS Youth Facility in St. Petersburg, friends of the village gathered at the centre of the village where they watched children's performances and joined them later in games and in dancing.
The evening, which also celebrated the beginning of the new school year, finished also traditionally - a disco for the children.
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