One of the highlights of this year’s holiday camp was a trip to „El Quetzal“, a local chocolate producer and restaurant to learn how to make chocolate: To begin with, we looked at the different kinds of cocoa plants, learned about the origen and history of chocolate production and harvested a cocoa pod from a…
On todays summer programme activity some of the older children had the chance to abseil down three local waterfalls! After quite a strenuous hike up to the waterfalls we were ready! One by one we descended the waterfalls. The last one – around 40 meters – was by far the largest and from the top…
Big or small without exception everyone enjoyed the Ziplining excursion as part of the summer holiday programme! For most of the children it was the first time that they had tried ziplining to fly high above the tree canopy. Even if some of them were a little afraid, everyone had fun riding the 8 ziplines….
During the school holidays we organise different activities, trips and excursions for the children taking part in our special holiday programme! Today the sunshine was the perfect excuse to go to the pool and take a dip. While some enjoyed the cool blue water in the pool, others relaxed in the jacuzzi. The sporty types…
On the last day of the school year before the kids broke up for their annual school holidays we organised an afternoon of typical carnival games. Normally everyone gets soaked because most of the games involve water or colour die! We even arranged some special games for those who didn’t want to get wet. Time…
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.