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SOS-Kinderdorf International has been active in Ecuador since 1963 when Gerhard Engel, founder of Ecuador's first SOS Children's Village, made contact with our organisation. By 25 September 1963, the construction work on the first SOS Children's Village in the country had already started in the Ecuadorian capital Quito. A total of twelve family houses were gradually finished in this village up until 1970. In 1979, the SOS Children's Villages in Esmeraldas and Ibarra went into operation. In April 1997, SOS Children's Village Ricaurte followed. There are now also numerous additional SOS facilities in this country, such as SOS Kindergartens, SOS Vocational Training Centres, and SOS Social Centres. The most recent Ecuadorian SOS Children's Village to date, in Portoviejo, became operational in Summer 1999 and was officially opened on 5 March 2001.
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The SOS Children's Village Quito is situated in the Ecuadorian capital of Quito, 2,800 metres above sea level. The SOS Children's Village is located 18 km from the Equator and is 30 minutes from the city centre by car.
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There are 12 family houses, a Village Director's house, a Community House and staff apartments on this 8 ha site at the foot of Mount Pichincha. Furthermore, there is an SOS Kindergarten, a doctor's surgery and a carpenter's workshop. The youths live in the SOS Youth House which is affiliated to the SOS Children's Village. A beautiful playground and a sports field, surrounded by eucalyptus trees have been laid out on the Village grounds. SOS Children's Villages Ecuador operates six SOS Day-Care Centres, which are regularly attended by more than 800 children.
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Ricaurte The SOS Children's Village was constructed on a 2.5 ha site and consists of 12 family houses, a village director's house, a house for SOS Aunts,
Ecuador - Select a village SOS-Kinderdorf International has been active in Ecuador since 1963 when Gerhard Engel, founder of Ecuador's first SOS Children's Village,
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