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.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

New lick of paint in Mata Escura - Brazil

With classes closed for the São João holiday, volunteers in Brazil got busy this week giving the school building a makeover. First of all a thorough clean was in order, followed by some serious sandpapering, then everyone got an opportunity to test their artistic talents.

In honour of the World Cup fever which is gripping Brazil at present, we chose the national colours - yellow, green and blue for the walls and doors and brightened up the classrooms with a series of murals, letters and numbers.

Working (and dancing) to a soundtrack of football songs from the past 20 years, the volunteers did fantastic work and the school looks much brighter and smarter for the kids´ return on Monday.

Sr. Eraldo, the local school director, was so impressed with the volunteers´ work he has asked if they can find time to do a mural on the front of the school building.