Community Development
26 students and teachers from Stelly’s Secondary School, Canada arrived in Bandipur with seven days to build a three room ELC. After meeting their Nepali construction team, touring the site and listening to the locals speak about the many benefits that the new building, the group was eager to start. On the first day, students […]
Last time we shared the exciting news about the new clinic that we have been helping Coco’s build. We are so thankful to you that we were able to sponsor an entire room, the GVI- Charitable Trust Room. Now we would like to share with you what else we have been using your generous donations
We gathered at base, ready to tackle the rubbish that continually washes onto our beaches, and is left by careless beachgoers. After a few hours of cleaning, we returned to base with a shocking amount of rubbish. As always, it was very disappointing to see just how much trash can be found in our reserve
At its peak, Cyclone Winston was estimated to have sustained winds of around 230 kmph (143 mph), gusting to 325 kmph (202mph), making it the second strongest hurricane ever recorded around the world. The path of destruction caused catastrophic damage throughout the nation. Entire villages were flattened with thousands of homes lost and in many
Jalova is a very special place, completely isolated and nestled in the incredible Tortuguero National Park (TNP), a 76 000ha section of protected rain forest. It is in this park that GVI runs a scientific research station that is run a by a team of GVI staff and volunteers. It is our aim to make
What is scabies? Scabies mites live under the skin in burrows, and at night, they expand their burrows and lay eggs. It is this nocturnal burrowing activity which causes such distress in those with the condition. The skin – especially in armpits, groin, elbows and hand – becomes dry and damaged, susceptible to further infections,
Scabies Eradication at Pallaruthy Relief Settlement Read More »
Nceduluntu Edu-Care Last year one of our big projects was the building of an extension onto the Nceduluntuedu-care center. Up until earlier this year, it was a blank canvas. The volunteers were aware of the curriculum objectives and started the programme with great enthusiasm. Numbers, colours, and alphabet are some of the concepts the children focus on in their
Raksha is a special needs school that has dozens of students ranging from 18-month-old children in the early intervention unit, up to 20-year-old men and women in the vocational unit. The children have a huge range of impairments such as muscular dystrophy, Down ’s syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism and developmental delay. The school has passionate
GVI Curieuse staff and volunteers went Trekking for Treasure to raise funds for the Seychelles Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SSPCA). The fundraising event was organised by four of our long-term volunteers – Ingrid, Ingrid, Amy and Ebba – and saw three teams compete in a conservation-themed treasure hunt, focused on the scientific
Our goal is that at least 80% of the children will be achieving at their age appropriate level on concepts such as recognizing numbers, shapes and colours. We support the children to reach these developmental goals by providing fun, interactive learning experiences in partnership with the local teachers. We are so pleased to announce that
Monitoring Early Childhood Development in Cape Town Read More »
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