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countries of the world and there are 1,535 such villages altogether.

In Nepal, SOS village was established for the first time at Sano Thimi,
in Bhaktapur in 1973 AD. At present such villages are set up at Jorpati,
Pokhara, Itahari, Surkhet and Banepa. About 1200 children are being

sheltered in 89 ‘SOS’ houses. The main aim of the SOS is to help those
children who are helpless, homeless and orphans.

Some of the services provided by them are given below:

- They provide shelter, food and clothing to helpless and
homeless children.
- They provide a ‘mother’ (an elderly lady) to look after the children

and give them a homely environment.
- They provide education and health facilities to such children.

- They provide vocational training to them so that they can earn a
decent living.
- They also provide social service to needy mothers and children.
Nepal Scouts

Nepal Scouts is a part of international Boy
Scouts and Girl Guides organization. The
international Scouts movement was started
in 1907 AD by an Englishman, Robert Beden-
Powell. The Nepal Scouts was founded in

1953 AD. Its headquarters is in Lainchour,
Kathmandu.
Some of the services provided by this organisation are:
- It provides different types of help like crowd control , drinking water,
etc. During social or religious functions.

- It provides first-aid facilities to the injured or wounded.

- It provides help during natural calamities such as earthquakes, fire,
storm, flood, etc.
- It helps to spread awareness on various social issues through different
programmes.

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