Sos children village

Abstract

As a result of the dramatic occurrences in the Palestinian territories over the past eight years ( occupation, civil strife, and divided governmental bodies) the socioeconomic situation has continued to deteriorate . Despite the relative decrease in violence in some areas the local economy has continued to suffer, this paired with the global increase in the price of basic commodities increasing dramatically causing the number of Palestinian families living below the poverty line to also increase. As a result more children have been abandoned and higher numbers of children are at risk of losing parental care and a stable family environment . The ineffective government has failed to establish a mechanism for social protection and adequate health care leaving an increasing important role for SOS nationally. The continuing conflict has remained heated in the Gaza strip and the northern west bank suggesting that SOS will have a continuing role to protect children in these areas as the situation continues to progress. Plans to build a third village in the northern west bank will be based on the results of the national child rights situation analysis to be conducted by SOS Palestinian territories.