Tanja, a volunteer from Finland, who has been helping as a volunteer in Suarez, recently spent her last day of work in her childcare project. Most of the childcare projects focus on supporting the families of the community by giving them the opportunity to leave their kids in a safe place, when they have to go to work. Most of these parents struggle to keep their kids safe, with the reality of the shanty towns around Suarez. 

Tanja is instantly greeted by one of the girls in the kindergarten. Tanja enjoys talking and playing with the children. Because she had the experience to volunteer here in Argentina, she has improved on her Spanish by talking with the children.

The little ones line up to play with Tanja. She has made the children, and the project, her own; in return, they are very open and playful with her.

The kids in the kindergarten are very playful and interactive; not only with the other kids, but with the volunteers as well! 

Tanja hands out Finnish candies to the children. It's always hard for a volunteer when they have to leave their projects, because they have built strong relationships. During her project, it was not only the kids who were positively impacted by Tanja, but Tanja was also strongly impacted by them.  

Kids play together, with the volunteers, and with the project coordinator! Each of Voluntario Global's projects is operated by a local project coordinator. The project coordinators are very important for not only Voluntario Global and our volunteers, but also for the community. This is because they oversee and maintain the operation of the different projects. Without the project coordinator's help, Voluntario Global's projects would not operate efficiently, if at all.

Tanja tells her farewells to one of the kids from Suarez. She told us at Voluntario Global that she will miss not only Buenos Aires, but also the experience that she had as a volunteer.