Salek stands for Encourage African Life through Education for Children, which also translates well into English; Stimulate African Life through Eductation for Kids.

Salek is a small, transparent and accountable volunteer organization that builds schools and promotes education and improves, in poor rural areas in Africa.

Salek Foundation is a national charity, now based in Rheden, which is involved in raising money through funds, donations and through other activities, for the establishment of educational facilities in disadvantaged areas in Africa.

Salek was founded on February 27, 2006 by Marinke of Nunen, Ronald Remeijer, Ralph van Es and Robert Jan Lamers.

This foundation is currently (July 2011) of 3 board members. In the picture we are still 6 members (from left to right) Vincent van Wenum, Ellen Radstake, Guido Naezer, Yvon Sinke, Inge Butterman and Robert Jan Lamers.

Besides the board, we also enjoy the support of partners and other volunteers, enabling us are serious and enthusiastic organization to put down!

Since January 2009, we enthusiastically supported by two ambassadors, Hans Rijnbende and Ties Cake, both celebrities in Rheden and surroundings.

Ties Cake is from 1986, including 18 years mayor of Rheden and has always been closely involved in interna tional relations.

Hans Rijnbende known as schoolmaster, choirmaster, pastor, secretary of the Committee 4 and May 5 and not least as a writer of some wonderful books , mostly about Rheden and environment.

Hi, I'm Inge Butterman (Secretary) from Rheden and this is our daughter Rosalie (08/06/2009).
Since 6 years I am a board member at Salek.
I met Robert Jan and was eager to know what to do for Africa. We know Africa well, since my husband comes from. The concept of Salek appealed to me tremendously, because we can make a difference by ensuring that the money really well spent.
At the moment I started Salek I worked in the commercial fundraising, as I noticed that there are many opportunities but also a lot to the rake.
After a visit to Guinea in 2006, I was still a minute extra well understood.
There are beautiful cars driving around there by UNICEF and UNHCR, but there is much poverty. The enrich themselves richer and the poor get poorer ....

Well a little bit about myself, I work with mentally challenged children and am 27 years old. (2009)
We have a foster daughter of 11 in house and then be just a baby. I am also active in the SP, have a small business; www.kist2play.nl and some hobbies!

My name is Ellen and I Radstake another 5 years secretary and treasurer of the Foundation Salek. Actually I'm the jack of all trades and jump in when needed.

I think it's important that children all over the world have the same opportunities for their future work, and especially a choice of how their future will look like. And that means that quality education should be, but also that education is practical. Children need it later to something in the labor within their families or within their society.
Salek Foundation is committed to these goals, in close cooperation with the local population. They know very well what they need. And we also agreed how the facilities independently in position to hold. Development only makes sense if they can continue with it for yourself without depending on foreign aid continue.

I'm Robert Jan Lamers (Treasurer), 40 (2012), living in Doetinchem. I am responsible for the local contacts for the projects and care for automation within the organization such as the websites.

During my work in Africa, I was fired by the problems there. The demand for education quickly became apparent and due to lack of transparency of many other great charities, plus the fact that much money ends up in the projects but the organizations themselves, so I along with 4 others in 2006 foundation Salek began to put himself on the spot so we can help.

In this way I hope a bit to contribute to a fairer distribution of opportunities in this world.

Did you know that from a NIPO survey shows that 53% of employers believe that charities spend money on wrong things? Fortunately, we now Salek, a very transparent organization where every euro is where it belongs. We are going to personally guide!

We are convinced that the only real solution to poverty, hunger and health of African education.

By (re) building good schools, providing good teaching materials and a good control at the level we offer the children an opportunity to transfer to higher education and good employment opportunities, which in turn the entire area will have a positive influence.

The reason for our projects is the distressing situation in the poor rural villages, despite the wealth of the country no decent an education, because of mismanagement and corruption by the rich top layer of the population.
Only the teaching of children will be able to stop this injustice.

We get money by creating and participating in activities such as Christmas markets, Queens, sheep shearer party and other markets. In addition, we go to schools in addition to information and collaboration to organize activities which raise money. Not in the last place we recruit funds and often seek sponsorship from companies and organizations.

Because we are a partner organization have helped set up in Nigeria and because we ourselves attend regularly, we keep strict control over the projects and their finances that every euro spent on the project, and foundation Salek therefore the most efficient organizations in the Netherlands belongs.

My name is Guido Naezer (chairman), I am 33 years old (2009), who lives in Arnhem and married to Rosario.

Since October 2008 I am a member of Foundation Salek. I also like to share something and mean to me for deployment. It seems fun to me the foundation and the projects to further shape. I also find it interesting to the discussion to how we as a foundation actually give support to Africa and what the best way.

And finally I like to use a club other enthusiastic people together something to put down!

I am Yvon Sinke, 43 years old and live in Arnhem. Besides, I am also a board member volunteer coordinator at Salek.

Socially relevant projects have always had my interest. I am glad that I work with people such enthusiastic local people of Africa can help by creating conditions for good education.

I believe in the power of man and I am convinced that education is the best way to develop and thus the prosperity of their country to encourage. I find it fun and instructive to actively think and help shape these projects.

Vincent van Wenum idealistic 'gooder' on a small scale.
Resident at Deventer. I am responsible for recruitment.

Let me in this way contribute to an equal distribution of wealth in our world. Everyone knows that a good balance but how do you create more balance or how to prevent further imbalance. I would rather see a structural approach in the bid development. Where you have a transparent organization that ensures that the majority even there ends up where it is needed.

This is also the philosophy of the foundation Salek and its members so I am glad that I can make a contribution to this group "do-gooders'!