BUILD A PLAY CENTER FOR CHILDREN IN ARGENTINA

Dear Donors,

We hope the year has begun well for you. As we look ahead, we wanted to share how deeply your support continues to shape the lives of the children at our play center in the Bancalari neighbourhood.

Thanks to your generosity, we are moving forward with plans to continue building the first floor of our play center. Your donations do more than fund construction, they give our children space to grow, to feel safe, and to simply be children. Because of you, we are able to dream bigger and create a future filled with possibility.

Today, between 35 and 50 children come to the center each day to play, learn, and connect. Our hope is that, once construction is complete, we will be able to welcome up to 100 children daily, doubling the number of children who can enjoy a safe, joyful, and nurturing environment.

This year has been filled with moments of happiness and discovery through play. Through art, free play, recycling, and many other activities, the children are building confidence, creativity, and friendships. These experiences may seem simple, but for our children, they make a meaningful difference in their everyday lives.

Enclosed, you will see a photo of one of our recipients of the annual Honesty Prize. This award celebrates a child who has shown courage and integrity by choosing always the truth. Each year, our children participate in an Annual Values Contest, where they are recognized for living out these values. The child who stands out the most is rewarded with a three-day trip to the ocean, an unforgettable experience and, for many, their very first time seeing the ocean.

We have also included photos of the roof construction currently underway. This important step brings us closer to completing the first floor and continuing our mission through future fundraising efforts.

From all of us, and from every child whose life you touch, thank you. Your support helps us build more than a play center — it helps us build hope, dignity, and opportunity for the children who need it most. We are truly grateful to walk this journey together toward a better future.

With heartfelt thanks,
Andrea Mettler
Executive Director

Dear donors,

We are very happy to tell you that thanks to your generosity in the last July Bonus Campaign we were able to construct a staircase and a storage room.

Due to previous campaigns we have finished the main floor and we have doubled the amount of children since we have the new building (we started with 25 children and now we have 50 children).  We plan to have a top floor and increase the amount of children to 100, and that is the reason why we constructed the new staircase so that we can have more room upstairs.  We also plan to put a new iron railing in the staircase.  We have also painted the wall and door of the new storage room.

We were in need of more space for storage, so the new storage room under the stairs will be very useful to keep things.  The coordinators of the playing center are very happy to have more room for storage.

Bancalari is a very poor neighborhood which is crowded with many families and children do not have any activities after school.  The playing center protects children from all the violence of the streets.  That is the reason why it is so important to have a larger place for them.

Thank you so much for your generosity that allows us to give a better quality life to so many children!

Enclosed are some pictures in which you can see our recent achievements.

My best regards,

Andrea Mettler

Project Leader and Executive Director