Child Sponsorship Background from Huehuetoca, Mexico

SOS Children's Village Huehuetoca

The SOS Children's Village Huehuetoca was set up after a terrible earthquake hit the whole region in 1985.  This catastrophe caused many children to lose their parents, and many others have been abandoned as a result of the difficult social situation.

The SOS Children's Village has been erected on an area of about 35,000 sq. m. which was donated by the municipality of Huehuetoca.

It consists of a number of family houses, the house of the village director, an aunts' or family helpers' house, a room for support classes, an auditorium, a multi-purpose hall with a library and an administration and service area.  There is also a counseling room for a psychologist. 

The SOS Children's Village has been giving children a family for life since 1988.

Other SOS Projects in Huehuetoca

SOS Children's Village Huehuetoca also has an SOS Youth Home, where teenagers gradually prepare for independent life.  Children from the SOS Children's Village attend the schools and nursery schools of the surrounding area.

Background to Huehuetoca

Huehuetoca has a population of approxiamtely 60,000.  It is a municipality in Mexico State, central Mexico.  "Huehuetoca" is derived from the Nahuatl huehuetocan and dates back to the Common Era around 500.  The Cuautitlán River crosses just north of the town and flows into a purpose built canal designed for drainage into the Valley of Mexico.