The school year is over here in Mindo, Ecuador. At the SALEM Center, together with the girls, boys and teenagers, we have closed out the year with great success. The guides organized a warm farewell party. They planned a fun day for the boys and girls and their families with games that promote collaboration and…

  A big thank you to our SALEM friends who have been at our side this year. We could not have done this year’s projects without you. Our local volunteer team is vital to maintaining the Family Garden Initiative, they completely made the Food Aid Project possible and we are looking forward to collaborating on…

Photo captured before the pandemic Edwin and Silvana are pedagogic guides at SALEM Ecuador. They tell us about why it is important to teach children and teens about self-love. Love is an important value from which respect, empathy, and solidarity grow. For Edwin, having self-love is something necessary for one’s wellbeing, “I teach my kids…

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…