Nicosia

SOS Children's Villages first held talks with representatives of Northern Cyprus in 1989. At that point the country was lacking a clear child care concept, and they showed great interest in the SOS Children's Villages idea. In 1993 SOS Children's Villages started working directly with children in Lefkosa (Nicosia) by providing them with family-based care in SOS families or with day-care while their parents went to work or received training. As SOS Children's Village Lefkosa gained an excellent reputation, the local authorities asked SOS Children's Villages to expand its work to reach more children, young people and families in the local communities.