Odfjell Drilling entered into collaboration with SOS Children's Villages in 2008. We have supported the building of two houses in the new children's village built in Mariveles, Bataan in the Philippines. The village opened in August 2010. In time, these houses will give generations of orphans a roof over their heads and a safe home.
Odfjell Drilling is very happy to collaborate with SOS-children villages. Their slogan is "Long term help for orphans". Our hope is that our commitment can grow into a long term project.
We found our project in the Philippines
The new SOS Children's Village is situated in the small town of Mariveles in Bataan province,north-east of the capital Manila.
The villageWhen completed in 2010, the children's village will consist of 12 family houses that can accommodate 120 children. The plot is 3,000 square metres.
The children's village in Bataan is the first SOS Children's Village in the country to be integrated into a local community. Among other things, this means that the children from the children's village will attend the local school.
”The most important thing for Odfjell Drilling is that we through this project give children the possibility of a safe and predictable life. When growing up in a safe and caring home with a combination of children’s play and school attendance, they are given a new future through SOS Children’s Villages,” says Odfjell Drilling’s Executive Vice President of QHSE & BS Janike A. Myre.
About SOS Children's Villages
The main task of SOS Children's Villages is to provide a family and a safe home for orphaned and neglected children, helping them to create a future for themselves and take part in the development of their local communities. The organisation is active in 132 countries. The organisation is apolitical and religiously neutral.
What is an SOS Children's Village?
An SOS children's village consists of 10-15 family houses, each of which houses 6-10 children and a care provider (an SOS mother). The children live with the family until they are old enough to take care of themselves. Natural siblings are not separated, and the children are given elementary education and vocational training. The first children's village in the Philippines
was built in 1967, and there are now seven of them.