Economic Growth United Kingdom Project #8016

Uniting Communities, Tackle Global Issues

by Action Change (Formerly GVI Trust)

Uniting Communities, Tackle Global Issues

Project Report | Jan 6, 2016
What a wonderful 2015 its been!

By Kate Robey | Charitable Trust Operations Manager

High five for 2015!

Dear Supporter,

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for all of your amazing and generous support to all of our projects, all over the world in 2015. We have been able to achieve so much thanks to your donations.

As the year draws to a close, I thought it would be a good opportunity to share with you some of our highlights.

In Thailand, we were so excited to have a baby elephant born in the forest. We welcomed Baby Wan Mai in February and have loved watching him grow this year. Your donations mean that he never has to worry about being trained to be a source of entertainment, he can live his whole life free and happy in the forest with his mother and grandmother.

In India, we have been able to construct 14 houses and 1 community playground in Santhom Slum. And we are very excited to announce that in 2016 we are going to be constructing a new toilet block for one of our school partners. We can't wait to see the changes that this will bring to student's lives!

Things were so hard in Nepal this year with the two devastating earthquakes in April and May. With your donations, we have been able to provide hundreds of emergency relief kits, replace children's school books and supplies and provide materials for tempory shelter. In 2016 we are going to be undertaking some major construction work- we can't wait to share news of this with you.

In Costa Rica we recently completed a massive project at Roncador School. We built and kitted a new cafeteria, fixed up rooms and play areas and did a huge general clean.

At our community project in Cape Town, South Africa we have laid a new floor in the creche where we work, converted an old store shed into a bedroom at the special needs centre and repaired leaking roofs.

The list goes on!

Thank you for your donations and all that you have achieved in 2015. We are so excited to see what 2016 has in store!

With Gratitude,

GVI Charitable Trust

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Oct 11, 2015
News from quarter 3, 2015

By Kate Robey | Charitable Trust Operations Manager

Nepal earthquake relief is ongoing

Dear Supporter,

Things have been very busy over here at the GVI-CT and we have had some great successes that I would like to share with you.

We are still overwhelemed by the support that everyone has shown Nepal after the devistating earquakes that hit there earlier this year. Relief effort is ongoing and there are still thousands of people whoare in need of our help. The monsoon season has been particularly tough this year due to the destruction of the earthquake. Mud slides have been numerous, road have been blocked and bridges have become un-usuable. As a result most of the reconstruction efforts have been put on hold. Once we get the all clear, we will contine the work on a community centre. Read more about the earthquake here.

In Mexico we are so impressed by our two teams who both participated in charity challenges to raise money for the special needs centre that we work at. The money that they raised has allowed us to pay for the dog therapy to continue at the centre for another 6 months. The children love interacting with the dogs and it is amazing witnessing the healing interaction between the dogs and the children. Read about our childcare project here.

Our team over in Fiji has been celebrating the success and determination of Owen Doel, who recently completed a walk around Wales to raise money to build a skills training centre in the remote district of Dawasamu. The walk was an epic 1027 miles and took Owen just over a month to compelete. He managed to raise £7000 ($10 500) and we need to raise another £3000 ($4500) in order for the project can be completed. Make a donation to help us finish the training centre here.

In Cape Town we are very happy to see that our team in HQ has been raising money to support the GVI-CT. They will be taking part in the grueling Impi Challenge next weekend. It is a 11km obstacle course that will test their fear of heights, murky waters, mud and confined spaces. We wish them luck in their endevour!

So, as you can see, there has been a lot going on all around the world.

Thank you for supporting us so that we can support our projects all around the world!

With Gratitude,

GVI-CT

We all love dog therapy!

Owen walked around Wales for Fiji!

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Jul 16, 2015
It's been busy at the GVI-CT

By Kate Robey | The Charitable Trust, Operations Manager

We have completed 12 homes in Santhom Slum, India

Dear Supporter,

The past few months have been very busy here at the GVI-Charitable Trust. Here are some of the highlights:

Nepal has been receivng a lot of our attention in the past few months since the series of devistating earthquakes earlier this year. As the monsoon season is in full force, the country continues to struggle to rebuild and our ongoing support is still needed. It is predicted that it will take 10 years for Nepal to fully recover. At present we are focusing on getting building materials to communities who completely lost their homes so that they can start building their homes again and get out of the temporary shelters.

In our last report we mentioned the building project in Santhom Slum in India. We are very pleased to report that we have now completed 12 houses and have funds to start another house soon. All of the houses have been built on a raised concrete block so that they won't be flooded during the monsoon season. There are also plans in place to start the construction of a playground, which will create a wonderful and safe place for the children to play.

Staying in Asia, one of the GVI staff member in Fiji, Owen Doel is walking Wales to raise money for the construction of a vocational training centre. Owen, who has been working in Fiji for 2 years, says ' GVI's Charitable Trust has allowed us to carry out large infrastructure projects, which would not be possible without fundraising. Now that I have seen what the CT can do for the communties that we work in, I would like to do something in return' You can follow Owen's jorney on Twitter @trekforfiji or via our website.

Across the world in South Africa, we have been raising money for dehoring rhinos, if you would like to read more about this or offer your support, have a look at our page right here on Global Giving. Our community project in Cape Town has recently completed a 'Mad Makeover' and upgraded an old store house into a brand new home for some of the children. It has provided a comfortable, cosy environment- something that every child deserves.

We thank you for your continued support of the GVI-Charitable Trust, without you we couldn't carry on the work that we do in the field.

Best Wishes,

The GVI-Charitable Trust

We are raising money to dehorn rhinos in S.Africa

We continue to support Nepal in recovery efforts

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