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Suzan celebrates her birthday with the Malaika kids

Suzan van Geldorp is working for Malaika Kids in Dar-es-Salaam for a period of two months. Apart from working on a number of plans, she also works in the children’s home. What do you do then on your birthday? Celebrate with the children of course!

After getting to know Malaika Kids and its work in the last year or so, Suzan quickly decided that she wanted to mean more for the children in Tanzania. In consultation with Malaika Kids and at her own expense – she left for Dar-es-Salaam, where she is now working on a subsidy application to the Dutch Embassy. She also helps Joukje Dam (a volunteer who lives in Tanzania) with drawing up a school plan and is she is looking at the running costs of a future children’s village. She is building up great experience which will be of tremendous help when she returns to The Netherlands and works as a volunteer fund raiser for Malaika Kids. She has already persuaded her employer, Law firm Van Doorne: during Suzan's stay in Tanzania they have donated her salary to Malaika Kids.

Suzan is pleased to mean something to the children of Malaika Kids and says that she has had a heart warming time with the children: "I see here very happy and settled children, but I know that they have experienced many difficulties in life". Recently she celebrated her birthday with the children. They had cake, party hats and make up for the children; on the photo the party is in full swing!