When offering support to the participants of the projects. SVN stresses the fact that these participants must remain connected with their original livelihood as much as possible. Especially regarding children that are in need of support, SVN and the implementing partners will first explore the possibilities of improving the living conditions of the house hold in which the child is living. If this is not possible (that is, the basic rights and needs of the child can not be garanteed) the child can join a program in which it will be provided the daily care and safety it is entitled to without moving away from its family, for example by attending a day care centre program. If also this is not sufficient to guarantee a basic living condition (for example because the child is homeless or from a household where abuse or violence takes place), it can be decided to remove the child from its habitat and admit him to a children's home. Also in this case, SVN promotes regular contact with parents/guardians of the child, preventing it from becoming estranged from the livelihood it was born in. Through support and capacity building is tried to uplift the home situation to a level where the child can return to under acceptable conditions. The support through children's homes is tried to be provided on the spot, or in a surrounding resembling the surrounding the child was coming from. Furthermore, SVN is developing the idea of setting up social housing for children that have been admitted to the children homes within the projects that are implemented by the partner organizations of SVN and have no prospects of returning to their original livelihoods. In these social houses, single women will be placed and supported to care for a number of children, simulating a family structure for the children. This again stresses the temporarily function the children houses have within the projects that are supported by SVN.
Besides this, SVN is aiming the number of children's homes that provide on-the-spot shelter for children in emergency situations, as is happening now in Sindhupalchok. These houses will be located in the more remote areas with a low HDI index, such as the Langtang district. During the development of the project, SVN will see to it that people from the local communities will be involved as much as possible. Regarding the support of women and children, SVN emphasises the need to assist the beneficiaries as much as possible within the existing structures. This is done by providing on the spot assistance and defining different categories that are in need of different approaches. First, it is examined if the living conditions of the beneficiary could be improved by providing support without interfering with their daily life. For example, by providing scholarships, micro credit, job training, etc.

Regarding the development activities in the child sector, if the basic rights and needs of the child are endangered without the possibility of changing this by providing on the spot assistance, the child can be admitted to day-care. This enables the child to learn and play in a safe surrounding, with daily supervision, and at the same time, to remain living with his or her family. For example, many children are left unattended at home during the day because both parents have to work outside, exposing them to unsafe situations.

If even this is not an option, click here to read more about these kinds of situation home, or in case of abuse, there is the option for admitting the child in a children's home. However, these programs are focused on future family reunion, making sure to remain the contact between the child and their guardians. We actively keeping track on the home situation, to see if improvements enable the child to return back home, supporting improvements within the capacity of the program.