Our Mission
Our website, salcaboverde.com, was created with a straightforward goal: to give Sal Island a place on the internet that it truly deserves.
Most of the information about Sal found online is shaped by commercial interests. Pages are often filled with hotel promotions, tour sales and aggressive advertising, leaving little room for reliable knowledge. This website originated as a response to the frustration felt by both Cape Verdeans and residents from abroad, who found that accurate, non-commercial information about the island was scarce and difficult to find.
Our mission rests on four principles:
Reliable knowledge
We aim to build a trustworthy source of information about Sal Island. Beyond beaches and resorts, we focus on places, nature, people, and the broader Cape Verdean culture: its history, music, and traditions.
Education before sales
Unlike most pages, salcaboverde.com is not focused on selling. Our purpose is to inform, to educate, and to present the island as it is – with both its beauty and its realities.
Clarity and independence
Information is presented in a clear, modern and pleasant way. We maintain a user-friendly structure and design, while keeping the site free from third-party advertising, hotel banners, and content driven by commissions.
Authenticity & Heart
Every article and every post on our social media channels is created from the heart. The core of this project is a genuine passion for Sal and Cape Verde, not commercial gain.
Support
This project has no sponsors and does not receive external funding. Everything you see on salcaboverde.com is the result of voluntary work, driven by personal commitment and passion.
At the same time, we remain open to cooperation with cultural institutions, foundations, and community groups that share our values – those who wish to promote Sal Island, as well as Cape Verdean culture, history, and nature, without turning it into a commercial product. Genuine support from such partners can help us strengthen and expand this resource, while preserving its independence and authenticity. Contact us >>
Join Our Team
We welcome anyone who shares this vision to join our team. Whether you are a Cape Verdean who wishes to share local knowledge, a resident with stories to tell, or a visitor with a unique perspective, your contribution can help enrich this platform.
Writers, photographers, researchers, translators, and volunteers are all invited to contribute to building a reliable, independent source about Sal Island. Together, we can make salcaboverde.com grow into a community effort that reflects the island in its full depth and authenticity. Contact us >>
Through this mission, salcaboverde.com aspires to be a lasting and reliable reference for anyone who wishes to understand Sal Island – not only as a tourist destination, but also as a great, living community with its own culture, history, and identity.