American MD Program of Tbilisi State Medical University visited SOS Children's Villages Georgia

The purpose of the visit was to make children happy with Christmas gifts. Residents of the Children's Village received lot of gifts from US MD Program Georgian and International students and stuff and had fun with them. "Join us, make more children happy!" - the initiative of the American MD Program started in December 2016. Students of the US MD Program decorated the Christmas tree with the toys and placed the huge green box next to it to gather gifts for kids. During some days the students of the program (Class 2022, Class 2021, Class 2020, Class 2019) brought gifts with their will and taste and dropped them in the box. Such kind of activity will include the other Orphanages and poor families in future. SOS Children's Villages Georgia has been founded in 1989 and is a member of SOS-Kinderdorf International. SOS Children's Villages Georgia takes action for children as an independent, non-governmental and non-denominational social development organization by providing support to children who have lost the security of being part of a caring family. Guiding by the best interests of the children, SOS Children’s Villages Georgia support the healthy development of children through enabling them to grow up in a caring family environment, either in an SOS family, or in the child’s family of origin. To make sure a self-reliant future of children, the organization supports vulnerable children and their families with programs to empower them through strengthening their coping skills, ensuring their access to essential services, and providing sustainable psycho-social, educational, and health support. Together with community partners, SOS Children’s Villages Georgia works to make the best use of available resources and devise new forms of family-based care.