SOS Children's Villages' Armenian Charity Foundation - Kotayk is a child-centered organization whose core mission is to provide care and development for children without parental care and children in difficult life circumstances. The organization was founded in 1989 in response to the devastating earthquake of December 1988. In 1990, SOS Children’s Village in Kotayk opened its doors for children who had lost their parents in the earthquake. It was the first SOS Children’s Village in any former Soviet republic. SOS Children's Village in Idjevan was founded in 2009. Presently, SOS Children’s Villages in Armenia operate a wide range of child care and family strengthening community and educational activities.