Help Us Fund our Eco School in Costa Rica

We would like to share the most recent trustee report from the GVI Charitable Trust. This report covers the six month period from July to December 2011.

We are delighted to share that this has been by far our most successful period, raising in six months nearly as much as we did the whole of the previous year. This increase in funding has brought a corresponding increase in the impact we have been able to create on our programs around the world.

During this period we have invested in sustainable education across Latin America including support for the elderly in Guatemala and income generation schemes to support education in Honduras and Ecuador. In Mexico we have worked with a community to establish a recycling centre and in Kenya our partners in Mombasa will now realise their goal of seeing impoverished students through to completion of the primary education earning recognised qualifications for the first time. 

These are just a few highlights of an amazing, productive and rewarding six months. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and played a crucial role in these achievements.

• July - December 2011 Trustee Report (PDF)
  

Our August Carnival fundraiser had a real community feel, with locals and foreigners all volunteering to support the public school of Mal Pais. Waterslides were rented from the city and the reaction from the local children and students was fantastic! Local bands volunteered to rock the crowd and parents kept refreshments flowing throughout the day. For the most part the skies were clear and a good time were had by all! The event was a fundraiser success, with thanks to a generous donation of a contract crew for over 2 months, the proceeds were able to be stretched to pay for the schools extensive infrastructure repairs. The results are truly amazing! Finally kitchen cupboards and a safe place outside to house the gas tank, a waterproof space for the children to have ESL and eat lunch, a full exterior re-paint and a good deal of repairs before hand, drainage ditches, plumbing, lunch tables, electrical repairs and much more! With the infrastructure repair box checked and school safety addressed, we are excited to direct our attention towards making sure these students receive a full basic education. This year the students have had many more school days than last and with the ESL and Art classes in full swing, the foundation for 2012 is already in play. The ESL students under Sara's guide have become confident and eager learners, children who previously had repeated a grade are starting to improve with their national studies. This alone gives us the belief that the project can and will make a positive difference for these young students futures.