Abstract:

Although the family is a natural and ideal environment for children to grow, some children are forced to live family-free for a variety of reasons.  According to international and national legislation, the public is responsible for identifying, protecting and benefiting from alternative services models of children who are in need of protection. However, there are public institutions and civil society organizations that provide services globally to children in need of protection.     In this study, a critical approach will be addressed by the services, the organization model and the practices of the International SOS Children's Villages, one of the civil society organizations that provide services to children with poor parents worldwide, to children in need of protection. The international SOS children's village model consists of four components: "mother, daughter and sister, home and village". The international SOS claims that with this model it creates a "real" family environment for the children who lack parents. The International SOS will continue to provide services to 81,700 children and youth with 572 children's villages in Africa, America, Asia and the Ocean and Europe by the end of 2017.         This study, which deals with international children’s villages from a critical approach and the perspective of children’s rights, is expected to contribute to a better understanding of SOS Children’s Protection models and to work in the field of child welfare.

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