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Foundation stages art performances to celebrate Children's Day
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All smiles -- SOS Children's Village Bandung members gather after they stage art performances at its office in Lembang, West Java, on Friday. The event was held to commemorate National Children's Day, which is celebrated on July 23 annually. (thejakartapost.com/Radhitya Diva Putra)
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n commemoration of National Children’s Day, the SOS Children’s Village Bandung, a non-profit organization that takes in children in need, put on a recital at its office in Lembang, West Java, on Friday.
SOS members, their foster parents and relatives, as well as locals and journalists attended the two-hour event, in which some of them showcased their traditional dancing skills, pantomime skills and musical talents.
“Aside from celebrating National Children’s Day, this event is one of our efforts to remind them of their childhood. As you can see, they are as content and playful as more fortunate Indonesian children,” said SOS’ national director, Gregor Hadi Nitihardjo, on the sidelines of the event.
SOS Bandung takes care of 113 children from various backgrounds. Its parent organization, SOS Children’s Villages, was established in Imst, Austria in 1949 by Austrian Hermann Gmeiner, the country’s serving soldier during World War II. The organization is now present in 134 countries including South Korea, Spain and Germany.
SOS Bandung was established in Indonesia in 1972 by Agus Prawoto and now serves Indonesian kids in need in several cities across the country, namely Banda Aceh and Meulaboh in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, Bandung (West Java), Jakarta, Medan (North Sumatra), Semarang (Central Java), and Yogyakarta. It has also opened representative offices on Bali and Flores islands. (adt/ebf)
