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…
We have finished our holiday camps. It has been great to be with our children and teenager, providing them with spaces where they can enjoy being children, learning, playing, and discovering themselves while growing up in the heart of a loving community. This year, we were accompanied by great “superheroes” who helped our guides to…
Efrain Toapanta and Molly Brown, friends of SALEM, owners of Casa Divina Eco Lodge and SabinaTour Operadora are part of our Corporate Sponsorship program. For many years Casa Divina has set an example for local businesses in the areas of social responsibility and sustainable tourism. Efrain’s parents came to Mindo 60 years ago, and he…
From the moment a child or adolescent crosses our precious wooden door, he/she is immediately part of our big SALEM family. A family that shares love, peace, freedom, hope and at the same time all the values that identify us. We wonder how many children and teenagers have crossed through our door, walking the short…
On this occasion we visited an enterprise in Mindo, which is part of our Corporate Sponsorship program. Upon entering the place we were greeted with a big smile by Johana Gomez, manager of Mariposas de Mindo, who told us a little about the company. Mariposas de Mindo is a family business that has been in…
Christmas time is often not easy for the SALEM children. It should be a family celebration, but it’s often not so easy at home. Juan (15), Martín (10) and Sabina (8) live with their mother in a small, dark, and musty room. A few months ago, they fled gang violence from the province of Esmeraldas…
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…
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…
SALEM Handmade is a social enterprise start up. We are seeking angel investors who want to empower and enable women to create their own thriving social enterprise.