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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 Ricaurte was inaugurated in 1997 and is located in the small town of the same name a few kilometres outside Cuenca, the capital of the province of Azuay. Cuenca is called the 'Athens of Ecuador' and is famous for its poets and artists. Cuenca has a population of about 300,000 and is known for its universities and factories producing ceramics and furniture.
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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, an administrative building, a multi-purpose hall, sports fields and an SOS Kindergarten. The architectural style of the houses is in keeping with local building styles. There are several banks in Ricaurte, as well as kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools. 5,000 people live in this town, many of whom study or work in Cuenca.
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Quito 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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