New volunteers

Last week came three new volunteers to Shalom who will be working with the kids until March. They are Elisabet, Birgitte and Tove from Norway.

Great memories

Marte and Anette thank you for giving the kids your time and for your money, and for giving the kids a lot of happiness and love. Thank you for being a part of our lives. You will always bee
in the memories of the children here. From all the kids in Shalom.

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Marte and Anette

Thank you very much for coming to Shalom, and for all the things you helped us with in the two month you where here.
Hope to se you again.

Team from Okland, Maryland and West Virginia USA

Thank you for comming. We had a great time when you where here.

GROUP PICTURE 2006

The Nature of Shalom

Having covered the mission and vision statements of Shalom in a previous post, now is time to share Shalom´s statement on it´s own nature . . .

Nature of the Institution

In the past few years, the population of children in situations of risk has increased greatly in the city of Sucre. Statistical data of the department of Defence of The Child and The Adolscent report that due to diverse circumstances children are orphaned, mistreated, subjected to irresponsibility of their parents, poverty, abandoned - overflowing the capacity of the institutions designated to give protection and care to these children.

In this circumstance, our institution, having observed the grave necesidad to rescue this population and bring them protection, offering them the possibility of a better future, was seen as a motivation to fund and create a space designated to receive and give protection to all children who are passing a difficult time in their home and family.