Johana Orozco first encountered the SALEM center in Mindo at the age of 8 when she’d walk by, watching how the children played. Home wasn’t a place where she wanted to spend much time. She wanted to play, and laugh and learn, so she went in. At SALEM, Johana experienced a safe place where kids…

Johana Orozco and Paola Rey have been walking the neighborhoods of Mindo for the last few weeks collecting short interviews and conversations with residents to learn more about the community. The data collected from over 60 households will be extremely useful for SALEM Ecuador. Thanks to Johanna and Paola’s research, we will have a better…

Recipe: Molido (Mashed Plantains) Ingredients (for 5 people): 5 plantains (approx. one plantain for each person) ½ leek 1 onion 2 cloves of garlic 2 tablespoons of butter 1 pinch of salt fresh cilantro (depending on taste) Preparation: Wash and peel the plantains and roughly cut them into pieces. Then the plantains are cooked for…

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A delicious and healthy vegetarian dish that the SALEM kids love! Croquetas de zanahoria (Carrot Croquets) Ingredients (for 8 people): 2/3 cup corn flour 2/3 cup breadcrumbs 4 carrots 2 eggs ½ pepper 1 red onion 1 leek 1 clove of garlic 1 tbsp mustard 1 tbsp cumin ½ handful of cilantro salt and pepper…