A typical Ecuadorian potato stew served with boiled eggs and avocado. Recipe: Locro de Papa Ingredients (for 10 people): 250 g of cheese (feta cheese) 10 potatoes 5 cloves of garlic 1⁄2 red onion 1⁄2 green bell bell pepper 1 leek 2 carrots 1 handful of fresh leaf coriander (cilantro) 3 avocados 5 eggs 1⁄2…

Although we provide childcare, education and social services, the kitchen and dining room is the heart of SALEM Ecuador. The fact that we insist on diverse, healthy and vegetarian food for the children and youth in SALEM is related to our values, which ideally should be reflected in everything we do. We believe in a…

In an interview, Jonas Lange, the project manager of SALEM International in Mindo, Ecuador, tells us how the Corona pandemic has affected the children and youth center. How has the virus changed SALEM? From March to mid-September, the center could not take care of any children or adolescents due to Corona but since September, thanks…

Christmas is an important time for SALEM children! But this year the celebration had to be adapted to the pandemic, but of course this did not stop us from preparing a feast for the children and young people. Thanks to an invitation, four groups spent the morning and afternoon on two days in a lodge…

SALEM’s first live virtual event was a success! Our planning and preparation paid off and we hosted an hour-long MEET SALEM event that included a tour of the grounds, a musical presentation from the SALEM kids, a demonstration of alternative education materials  and everyone’s favorite was Johana and Maira’s story about growing up as a…