Child Sponsorship background from Tehuacán, Mexico

SOS Children's Village Tehuacán

Tehuacán is a small town situated in the Mexican federal state of Puebla, south-east of Mexico City. SOS Children’s Village Tehuacán was opened in 1991 in a middle class district with good infrastructure.

An earth-wall, approximately 3.5 metres high, crosses the 2.4 hectare building site on which SOS Children's Village Tehuacan has been erected, naturally separating the residential area from the public area, and the two parts are connected by a tunnel.

The SOS Children's Village consists of a number of family houses, the aunts' or family helpers' house, the village director's house and the SOS Youth Home, where young people gradually prepare to live independently. On the other side of the earth-wall, there are a multi-purpose hall and an administrative building. Playgrounds and sports fields have been laid out for the children.

Other SOS Projects in Tehuacán

There is also an SOS Vocational Training Centre for SOS mothers and co-workers.

The adjoining SOS Social Centre runs a day-care centre for up to 50 babies and children. Furthermore, it supports the local community through different measures of family strengthening, for example by organizing childminding programmes or special workshops for parents.

Background to Tehuacán

Tehuacán is the second largest city in the Mexican state of Puebla, nestled in the Southeast Valley of Tehuacán, bordering the states of Oaxaca and Veracruz. The 2005 census reported a population of 238,229 in the city and 260,923 in its surrounding municipality of the same name, of which it serves as municipal seat.