A Sociological Study of theorphan children A Case Study of Sos Children’s Village Sanothimi, Bhaktapur, Nepal

Abstract

The purpose of the study was to explore the contribution made by the SOSChildren’s Village, Sanothimi to the orphan children. Another aim was tofind out the extracurricular activities carried out for the holisticdevelopment of the children and finally the physical, social and educationalcondition of the children staying inside theSOS Villagewere examined inthe study. It was tried to find out the quality of service, the educationalcondition, the situation of the children and the presence of familyenvironmentinside the village. This study will assist and help to study the gathered information regardingthe institution, to understand the relationship between the children and theSOS Children’s Village, to frame the policies and plans to the NGO’sandplanners and the policy makers, to understand the nature and the extent ofdevelopmental impacts on the orphan children and the society, to collect theinformation and work to improve the socio-economic condition of theorphan children and rectify the drawbacks of the institution. In this study the interview and observation method were implemented andthe descriptive methods were applied to describe the situation of thechildrenof SOS CV. The total 16numbers of houses having158orphanchildren was theuniverse of the study and out of them 15 % i.e. 24 childrenwere selected as the sample units, besides that, 4 mothers and 4 staffs werealso interviewed for the reliability and validity of the obtained data. The results of the study were that, the orphans inside the village wereprovided with the facilitiesoffooding, lodging, education, health, clothing,accommodation, entertainment, training of different kinds, indoor andoutdoor games and sports, music, etc. for their holistic development andwere found involved in all the availed activities. The quality of service, thefacilities and the stateof relationship with the SOS mothers and the othermembers weresatisfactory and there existedharmonyamongst the familymembers.Thechildrenbelonged fromvaried religion, caste,communityand cultural background Thus the conclusion was that, the SOS Children’s Village, Sanothimi hascontributed a lot for the orphan, abandoned and neglected children and isoffering them thewarm motherly love andcare, health,education, physicaland different vocational training facilities. The provided facilities hassatisfied the children and the SOS takes the responsibility tobuild thechildren capable to stand on their own feet, struggle in the contemporarysociety and lead a settled life.