Wherever you live, it’s likely that there are events each day that affect your confidence in the values of the society around you – traffic violations and aggressive driving; disrespectful behavior on the streets and on public transit; shady decisions made in business or in personal interactions. All of these and more can lead us […]
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Nastya is a student at music college. She heard about the social club for people with disabilities from her aunt. She first came to Salem Social Cafe to simply meet and get to know those in the club, and then decided that she could do something more for the club. And she started to sing. […]
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Within 5-8 minutes, they will reach the place where a fire has started. They will rescue people from the burning building, quickly extinguish the blaze, and provide initial first aid treatment as needed. The staff of the Social Village, and other members of the public who attended this fire safety briefing session on our site, […]
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Every year, the Salem Social Village staff, their families, volunteers, people from the World Without Limits social club for people with disabilities, partners, guests and good friends gather with a giant steaming pan of plov in order to celebrate the arrival of Spring. The grass was fresh and green, and the sun was shining (well, […]
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There are around 100 children aged 8 to 14 who take our English for kids courses each semester, but we often have very little contact with their parents. So when we decided to change that and put on a meeting with them, what were we to do? Maybe you remember something like it – the […]
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