After a few minutes’ walk on streets of Argentina, it is not difficult to spot a white fluffy dog—or any kind one can think of—in a leash, happily hopping along…

Every year, Pacheco offers a year-long course on gardening to a group of young adolescents living in the neighborhood; they learn how to plant and grow vegetables, how to better…

There are 4 community dogs in Pacheco: Moro, Shinki, Vaini and old “Pache”. These stray dogs are now the very soul of the project.

During my time with Voluntario Global I have had the pleasure of visiting the Pacheco community centre project every Wednesday.

I’ll be the first to admit: tending to a garden was never part of my “plan”. Geology was definitely not my favorite class in college either. Finding myself in the…

In the spirit of World Environment Day 2015, we thought we would offer a helping hand to those out there looking for ways to help save our earth. This year’s…

Tourism is one of the global industries in which women play an enormous role, representing between 60 and 70 per cent of its employment. As travellers and global citizens, it…

The idea behind the project At the moment, "la huerta" [the garden] is still mainly a building site with a small garden located in Pacheco, north of Buenos Aires. However,…

Healthy nourishing, international trade, and environmental sustainability are obvious highlights among an NGO’s concerns. Their weight in the activities and discussions does not refer to convivial gatherings in which to…

Healthy nourishing, international trade, and environmental sustainability are obvious highlights among an NGO’s concerns. Their weight in the activities and discussions does not refer to convivial gatherings in which to…

Wer meinte, dass berufliche Orientierung nicht spannend sein kann?! Troy aus Australien erzählt, warum man durch Freiwilligenarbeit viel mehr mitnimmt als ein Reisender auf der Durchreise. Er sagt, dass es…

Who said professional exploration was boring?!

Die Freiwilligen und Koordinatoren von Voluntario Global haben gemeinsam mit der Gemeinde zusammengearbeitet, und einen Biogarten im Gesundheitszentrum in Suarez (Buenos Aires) angelegt. Beobachtet die fortschreitende Entwicklung eines leeren Hofes…

Unabhängigkeit der Jugendkooperative „Su lavandería“ (Ihr Waschsalon) Hast du dich jemals gefragt, wie es sich anfühlt dein eigener Chef zu sein? Diese Wäscherei-Kooperative weiß wie es sich anfühlt. Am Freitag,…

Have you ever wonder how it feels to be your own boss? This Laundry Co-op team does. On Friday August 8th, Su Lavanderia co-op got a new washing machine that…

Recently, many of Voluntario Global’s volunteers and coordinators ventured to Suarez where they would build a sustainable garden at a health center. The event, otherwise known as The Big Dig,…

See how an empty yard behind a health center is transformed into an OrganicGarden when volunteers and the local community work together.

Every year on 5th June, World Environment Day (WED) is celebrated, as a means of not only raising global awareness about current environmental issues, but also inspiring individual action on…

There are hundreds of volunteer-organisations which work in development. On a closer look, you see that there are some organisations which really want to help people and others which are…

Some years ago, Voluntario Global started a collaboration with another foundation called "Chacras de Buenos Aires" which is located in a traditional neighbourhood of San Telmo. This organization tries to…