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Welcome

The SALEM Children’s and Youth Center is located in Mindo, a small town in the cloud forest on the western side of the Ecuadorian Andes.

Here, it’s fun to be a child, to learn, to play, to discover yourself, and to grow up as part of a loving community.

We support disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people from Mindo and the surrounding area, offering them loving care and support in overcoming their greatest problems.

Our goal is to provide excellent childcare, education, and social services.

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Find out more and learn about life and activities in our beautiful community.

Christmas Fair 2024

19.02.2025

In many parts of the world, December brings colder weather and the hustle and bustle of the pre-Christmas season. Shopping centers light up with fairy lights, and Christmas trees are beautifully decorated. Here at SALEM in Mindo, while we don’t experience snowy days or cold temperatures, the holiday season is still a special time—filled with…

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Video Library SALEM Ecuador

12.02.2025

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Meet Daniel

04.12.2024

Hello everyone, my name is Daniel Wolpers. I’m 28 years old and an international volunteer at SALEM from October 2024 to the end of July 2025. In this article, I’ll share a little about my background and what motivated me to travel to the other side of the world for a year to become a…

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Day of the Dead – Traditions in Ecuador

27.11.2024

In the pictures, you can see how the SALEM children prepared a type of smoothie and some pastry: these are Colada Morada and Guaguas de Pan. But what exactly are these things, what’s their significance, and why can you see them everywhere in Ecuador on November 2nd? To truly understand, we need to take a…

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We continue to change lives!

28.03.2024

The year 2023 has been a period of unprecedented challenges, but also of inspiration and solidarity at SALEM Ecuador. Throughout these months, our team has faced obstacles with determination and worked tirelessly to make a positive difference in the community. Now, as we look forward, we need your support to continue our hard work and…

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Let’s put peace into practice

 Peace is a path, not a state. It is something that we must constantly move towards. At SALEM Ecuador, we put peace into practice. We share with you our Christmas wish for peace: Women, children, and families living in violence-free homes. At this very moment we are developing an action plan for SALEM to give families…

The Family Garden Initiative

This past Sunday, SALEM Ecuador volunteers prepared and delivered hundreds of seedlings and sacks of compost to local families that participate in the SALEM Ecuador Family Garden Initiative. Jonas Lange, Director of SALEM Ecuador gets to the heart of the matter, “The garden is a therapeutic space. The Family Garden Initiative is a perfect opportunity…

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