Established in 1998 in a pleasant open space of Shreekhandapur, Panauti — 2, Kavre District, Nepal; SOS Hermann Gmeiner Higher Secondary School Kavre (SOS HGHSSK) takes its name from the founder of the SOS Children's Villages International, a not-for- profit- organization which has been extending its services for the cause of needy children around the world. SOS Children's Villages International supports those children and youths who have lost parental care or are on the verge of losing it due to various reasons by offering them adequate family care and quality education.