GVI Phoenix Project

Facts and figures

On an annual basis we aim to provide:
First time education or educational reinforcement to almost 2000 children in primary school
Secondary education to over 200 children and adults
Employment to over 75 local people; more-so indirectly
100 energy saving wood-burning stoves and 15,000 trees planted
Around 100,000 teaching hours
Over 500,000 pieces of fruit
1,000’s of pens, pencils, pencil sharpeners, colouring pencils, work-books and erasers
Over 300,000 whole or subsidized meals
Daily education in 16 communities across Latin America
Direct benefits to over 500 families

CONGRATULATIONS to all the Challengers on our first six Charity Challenges of 2011, biking from Guatemala to Honduras, the inaugural Nicaragua Volcano Challenge, Brazil's Chapada Diamantina Challenge , Guatemala's first Caribbean Kayak Challenge, Perú´s Cerani Pass and Ecuador's Volcano Challenge. Nicaragua's second volcano Challenge is set for 3rd-6th November and the third Guatemala Volcano Challenge dates are set for 27th November -2nd December.

Click on the following for our most recent official project reports for Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Ecuador, Perú and Brazil.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

New intake in pre-school and toothpaste in Nicaragua

It was classes as normal in the GVI Phoenix School Guardabarranco. In the morning classes we have a large number of preschool children. For many of them it´s their first time in a school setting and interacting with a large group of children.

This week was Gleydis´s first week at the school. She had never held a pencil before, and barely spoke more than a few words for her first few days. Come Friday, she was making friends, playing catch on the sports field and asking volunteers to take her picture.

Thanks to a generous donation by a former volunteer we have been able to continue with our monthly toothbrush and toothpaste program for the kids. Lastly, we celebrated the birthday of Yessenia, our local Nicaraguan teacher who works in Guardabarranco with the GVI team. Feliz cumpleaños Yessenia!