Community Development
We have been partnered with the local branch of Save The Children (STC) here in Playa del Carmen for many years now. Over the last 2 years, we have been offering the STC staff Emergency First Responder (EFR) training for Children. Due to the daily interaction with children, it is of utmost importance that the […]
Some Background GVI India has been supporting primary schools in Kochi since 2010. In 2015 we received a request to support St. Louis primary school and we have been working with them since then. The school has very limited resources and options to develop structured extracurricular activities and organise non-classroom based learning as been limited as
We are very proud to announce that April saw the completion of phase two at Magapane Creche! This means our journey with the creche and its lovely owners has come to an end. Every paint pot, brick, bag of cement and all the other bits and pieces that made up the completed structure were purchased
Community Development: Magapane Creche is Complete! Read More »
Another 3 months have passed here in Fiji and although the Community Project volunteer team has been hard at work on several new projects and initiatives, water security remains a vital component of our work over on the neighbouring villages of Moturiki island. Since our previous report, we have completed additional rainwater harvesting repairs at
100 000 Liters Water Holding Capacity Repaired in Fiji Read More »
With the months whizzing by, we have had a whirlwind of a time- it has been busy both here in the office and out in the field. Today we’d like to share with you some of the fundraisers we have done and the projects that we have been able to assist as a result! Our
Silana Village is a community of effective farmers and gardeners. They rely on the produce of their plantations as a major source of income and food. Most families focus on growing staples such as cassava, potatoes, sweet potatoes and dalo. They will then purchase supplementary fruits and vegetables when they have extra income. The objective of
We believe an extremely important part of conservation is education for the local community, especially the children. It is these people who will one day be responsible for the preservation of South Africa’s flora and fauna. We have been conducting environmental education and youth development classes as well as a sports programme at Diputhi Primary
Towards the end of 2016, we took on the task of working with the nursery class at Little Daffodils and we are very pleased to report on the progress that we have made so far. In a little over two months, we have seen some significant development. The original program had little, if any, exposure
A new childcare project in Nepal catering for 25 children! Read More »
Resupplying DDS Prior to Cyclone Winston, GVI Fiji offered an education program at both Nauvunisea District School (NDS) and DDS. Following Cyclone Winston, we were only able to maintain the project at NDS, as all resources and supplies had been lost and damaged at both schools, and lower volunteer numbers prevented the full implementation of
Back in February Cyclone Winston destroyed many buildings in its path, including the Library at Navunisea District School. This library was originally built using charitable donations and it was a wonderful area for one on one lessons, reading workshops and lesson planning with teachers. During the cyclone, we lost the library as well as all
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