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SOS Children's Villages UK, also referred to as "SOS Children", is a child sponsorship charity based in Cambridge in the United Kingdom. It is part of the international group SOS Children's Villages – the largest international charity group dedicated to the care of orphaned and abandoned children. Internationally, SOS Children's Villages works in 134 countries and territories, of which it provides services in 125. Its slogan is "A loving home for every child". Programmes include SOS Children's Villages which are communities that offer a new family home for orphaned and abandoned children, and family strengthening services which foster community development and help to prevent child abandonment.〔(Our Work )〕 The charity is non-denominational and works in the spirit of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Since 1995, SOS Children's Villages has worked with the United Nations to help governments and organisations support children who have lost or are at risk of losing parental care. In 2009, the charity worked with other experts to develop the UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children.〔(UN Guidelines for the Alternative Care of Children )〕 The charity's UK registered number is 1069204. It is registered under the working names "SOS Children" and "World Orphan Week" (a fundraising event held once a year) with the Charity Commission. ==Supporters and Ambassadors== Supporters include Stephen Hawking, Alexander McCall Smith, Anyika Onuora, Richard Attenborough, Kate Humble and Wayne Rooney.〔(Our Friends )〕〔(Our Ambassadors )〕 Angelina Jolie is a long-term supporter and has visited SOS Children's Villages in Haiti, Ethiopia and Jordan.〔(video of Angelina Jolie visiting an SOS Children's Village in Haiti )〕〔(Reuters:Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt Donate $150,000 to SOS Children's Villages )〕〔(Angelina Jolie visits SOS Children's Village in Haiti )〕 Nelson Mandela was a supporter of SOS Children's work in South Africa and officially opened the SOS Children's Village in Cape Town.〔(SOS Children's Village Cape Town )〕 Upon his death in December 2013, SOS Children's Villages joined in memorials to celebrate his life.〔http://www.soschildrensvillages.org.uk/news/archive/2013/12/children-in-south-africa-pays-tribute-to-nelson-mandela SOS South Africa pays tribute to Nelson Mandela〕 The Dalai Lama supports SOS Children, particularly the SOS Children's Villages in North India, which provide a home for child refugees from Tibet.〔(The Dalai Lama celebrates 50th anniversary of helping Tibetan children )〕 International Ambassador, as of April 2014, is Belgian footballer Vincent Kompany.〔(Vincent Kompany joins SOS Children as International Ambassador )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「SOS Children's Villages UK」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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