Community Development
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 »
Students, volunteers, and teachers at Navunisea Primary School (NDS) have benefitted hugely from the addition of the library in 2014. It provides a space where one-on-one work, literacy groups, planning and training can take place. As well as housing reading resources and teaching materials! Now we are using your donations to connect the library to
Tys is a high- school graduate from Sydney, Australia. He is no stranger to volunteering or Asia. Back in 2011 he spent a month renovating a village school in the Indian Himalayas. It was there that his desire to volunteer and travel was born, “this trip was a big reason I wanted to do more
Tys’ trip to Nepal with the National Scholarship Program Read More »
At the end of 2014, Santhom Colony was identified as an area in need of assistance. It was decided, after a lot of research, needs assessment and community consultation that construction would go ahead in 2015 in “Section A” of Santhom Colony. This section of the colony suffers from regular flooding when the monsoon seasons
Thanks to your donations as well as a fundraising effort from one of our former volunteers and her family and friends, we have managed to enough funds to pay rent for the entire year! The home currently has 11 children ages between 6 – 14 years of age. They have all run away from their
Each year, the residents of Santhom Slum spend far more than they earn repairing broken roofs, rebuilding fallen walls and trying to keep the floods from their doors. This year, the families with children will be able to put that money towards better things, such as nutritious food, medical care, education and warm clothing for
In March, Vanuatu was hit by a devastating cyclone. It is now regarded as the worst natural disaster to have struck Vanuatu. 90% of the country’s infrastructure was destroyed and the small island nation in the South Pacific has been reeling ever since. With a disaster of this scale, relief and recovery efforts go on for
On Saturday 4th July 2015 we loaded up a very large truck full of relief supplies for 100 families from Mahadeveshi, Dhading. GVI staff member Lok accompanied a team ofHimalayan Encounters staff to oversee the distribution of the goods. We researched along with our partners at Himalayan Encounters, which villages were still waiting for relief and
In the Northern Yasawa Island chain access to safe drinking water is limited. These volcanic islands have limited natural water catchment due to the porous nature of the bedrock. Many villages rely upon a number of different water sources by utilizing seasonal wells, boreholes, and rainwater collection. Water shortages in the northern Yasawas are exasperated
