London,
(ANI):
Hollywood
couple
Maggie
Gyllenhaal
and
Peter
Sarsgaard
have
recently
opened
a
village
for
orphaned
and
abandoned
children
in
India.
The
SOS
Children's
Village
set
up
in
Alibaug
village
in
northeast
India,
will
accommodate
140
children,
who
will
live
in
small
groups
in
individual
family
houses
and
go
to
a
nearby
school.
The
couple,
which
is
the
global
brand
ambassadors
of
SOS
International,
said
they
were
overwhelmed
by
the
response
they
received
when
they
visited
the
village.
“I"ve
never
been
greeted
like
this
by
anyone,
I've
never
seen
anything
like
this," Sky
News
quoted
Gyllenhaal
as
saying.
“I
tried
not
to
have
any
expectations...
I
have
never
been
to
India
before
so
I
didn't
know
what
to
expect.
It's
exceeded
anything
I
could
have
imagined,"
she
added.
Sarsgaard
said
he
is
optimistic
that
the
village
will
change
the
lives
of
those
who
live
there.
“Everyone
involved
really
believes
in
what
they
are
doing.
There
is
a
real
sense
that
this
is
different...
the
way
everyone
reacts
and
participates
is
ideal,"
he
said.
The
couple
toured
the
village
and
met
the
families
living
there
before
they
were
treated
to
a
traditional
dance
at
a
dedication
ceremony.
The
village
has
been
built
in
partnership
with
lifestyle
brand
Esprit.