Project Report
| Mar 5, 2014
Opportunities for Youths
By Sophie Birkett | Head of Operations, Charitable Trust
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Youth volunteering
Dear Supporter,
Thank you for continuing to support this project. We are delighted to see we have finally reached over the $20,000 mark.
We are again looking at various ways to open this project to candidates. Our National Scholarship project has had numerous successes around the world by partnering with youth organisations, universities, training providers etc but have are still searching for the best partnership with similar US-based organisations. If you know or are aware of a network that may work for this project, we would love to hear from you at info@gvi.org. The objective is to be able to allow select under-privileged young adults from the UK, who have already shown initiative within their own communities, further opportunities to help increase their awareness regarding global and local issues, facilitate an opportunity for them to help make direct impact on those issues and empower them to continue making impact once their scholarship is finished, either within their own communities or through developing a career in their chosen field.
Thank you for supporting this project and we hope to bring you news of scholars very shortly!
All the best
Sophie Birkett
Charitable Trust
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Dec 11, 2013
Global Youth Crisis
By Sophie Birkett | Charitable Trust manager
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Dear Supporter,
Today's youth face an opportunity divide–a gap between those who have access to the skills and training they need to be successful, and those who do not.
According to the International Labor Organization (ILO), some 200 million people are unemployed, 75 million of which are between the ages of 15 and 24. Both developed nations and emerging economies alike are struggling to create pathways to employment for their young citizens. The skills mismatch in youth labor markets is an underlying cause of this persistent and growing trend. Almost 45 percent of young people said that their current jobs were not related to their studies, and of these more than half viewed their jobs as temporary and said they were planning to leave (America and the Global Economy, 2013).
The GVI Charitable Trust National Scholarship Programs provide opportunities for students and adults in the regions where we work to receive support and access to education, training and opportunities that may lead to long term improvements for them, their local community and environment. Alumni from the National Scholarship Program have gone on to make considerable achievements, including higher degrees, and participate in and lead humanitarian and conservation initiatives around the world, achieving positions such as Directors, Senior Researchers, Head Rangers and Community Teachers.
Thank you for continuing to support this project in 2013.
All the best
Sophie Birkett
Charitable Trust manager
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Sep 12, 2013
Kenya volunteering for Scottish youth group
By Sophie Birkett | Charitable Trust manager
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Dear supporter,
As we mentioned in our last report, we are currently working with a youth group from Scotland who are fundraising to volunteer for two weeks in Kenya.
The group of 18 volunteers will be made up of 4 qualified social workers, 1 Doctor, 2 Nurses and teenagers aged 15-19. This youth group works with teenagers providing workshop based health related groups aimed at improving the social, emotional and physical wellbeing of teenagers particularly those who are deemed disadvantaged.
Our mission is to increase cultural understanding and awareness of global issues within our alumni and to equip our alumni with the knowledge and ability to further contribute towards key global and local issues. These kids will benefit greatly from the experience offered by volunteering in Africa but they also have a lot to share too. It will be truly life changing for them.
Whilst the group are busy fundraising and we do not want to disrupt the amazing journey they will go through to raise these funds, this fund exists to alleviate some of the burden for such a group. Thanks to the help of donors such as you, our next step is to see how on target they are with their fundraising to see how the Charitable Trust can help.
If you have any any questions, comments or ideas for this project, please contact me at info@gvi.org.
Kind regards
Sophie Birkett
Charitable Trust Manager
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