About us:

We are a group of five upper-middle class families whom are retired; therefore, we are devoted to helping children in need.

We are not an agency to channel volunteers but a charitable, small, legal organisation. Everybody is a volunteer - no one receives a salary. We are composed of the VE authority, hosts families and volunteers, co-operating each other for the benefit of poor and/or ill children and youngsters.

Our purpose is to help the most underprivileged members of society in Ecuador, the youth. Our ultimate goal is contributing to the health care and educational development of poor persons under 18 years old.

• The VE is a charitable organisation, which organises and co-operates with social programmes and projects looking for no profit. The VE does not receive economic assistance from the Ecuadorian Government or from any other official source.
•The VE requests a one time only fee, which is one of the two economic sources. This money facilitates the VE operations.
• The VE also receives at least 10% of the host family costs you pay; some times the donation is 100%.

Couples like Sarita (Photo above) and Carlitos (Photo below) Hildebrandt from the UK are also of a great help at our primary schools as teachers of English