By reading our books, you can learn more about our story, the activism of our founder Raoul Vecchio, and the stories behind our projects.
By purchasing one of the books below, you will directly support our mission. Thanks to specific partnerships, excluding printing costs, 60% of the purchase price is donated to Balouo Salo.
— Excerpt from the book "The Happiness in Others' Smiles" by Raoul Vecchio, President of Balouo Salo
In this autobiography, Raoul Vecchio recounts his first arrival in Senegal, the experiences, encounters, and events that led him to found the organization and become an activist.
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An engaging and moving story: the bestseller written by our founder Raoul Vecchio, telling the beginning of our mission and the values that fuel it every day.
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The photo book that takes us inside the reality in which we operate, allowing us to experience it through the eyes of a local, between portraits and landscapes.
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A collection of 57 works created by asylum seekers from the former C.A.R.A. of Mineo. They describe dreams, fears, hopes, traditions, and legends — a way to understand the reality of facts.
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Discover the annual volumes of our "Kaira Looro Architecture Competition" series — our fundraising event that explores design solutions for humanitarian themes.
Kaira Looro aims to raise international awareness on humanitarian issues, and highlight the responsibility designers have in helping society, while supporting the humanitarian organization Balouo Salo. Each volume collects, year after year, the projects selected by a jury of internationally renowned architects.