National Coordination Office:
P.O. Box 926405
Amman 11190 – Jordan
Tel: +962 (6) 5665724
Fax: +962 (6) 5688372
Email Address: sosjor@nets.com.jo

SOS Children’s Villages in Jordan
“ In the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the United Nations has proclaimed that childhood is entitled to special care and assistance ”  
Convention on the rights of the children

The goal of SOS Children’s Village is to communicate to the children, values that are in keeping with the culture of their country, to give them access to a good education and training, and prepare them for a life of self-reliance. When they leave the SOS village as young adults, they should be able to stand on their own feet and achieve financial independence and social integration.

In each of the three Villages in Jordan: Amman, Aqaba and Irbid;, the Village Director represents the father figure who lives within the Village premises with his natural family. He has overall responsibility for the SOS Children’s Village including social and academic development of the children. He initiates targeted measures to enhance relationships among the children in the Village and the local society. The Village Director works in cooperation with the Pedagogical Team consisting of mothers, educators, social workers, and psychiatrists.

Children lead a family life in the Village like any regular family. They go to school, do their homework, play with their brothers and sisters. They feel protected being in a family with a warm loving mother who takes care of them. The Villages accepts orphaned children with ages ranging between toddlers and 10 years old.

The SOS Aunt, in every SOS Village, lives in the Village to replace the mother in her absence and helps in raising the children.


SOS Children’s Village Amman



- Official Inauguration: 1987
- Number of Family Houses 12
- Number of Children: 108 boys and girls
- Maximum capacity: 108 Children




SOS Children’s Village Aqaba



- Official Inauguration: 1992.
- Number of Family Houses: 8.
- Number of Children: 72 boys and girls
- Maximum Capacity: 72





SOS Children’s Village Irbid "The Jubilee Village"





- Official Inauguration: 1999.
- Number of Family Houses 12
- Number of Children : 108 boys and girls
- Maximum capacity : 108 Children