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.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

Football in Ecuador

We’ve been polishing our Vuvuzuelas, spontaneously shouting “GOL” and donning our colours with pride! Forget the Premier League or the World Cup! This is real football. This is “Perugache/Moraspungo 2010”.

The Huayrapungo team fought like lions to secure a hard-fought draw (0-0), a nail-biting win (1-0) and a heart-breaking loss (0-5) with heroic performances recorded all across the pitch. Meanwhile, the team from Muenala recorded a sensational win (5-2) and a controversial loss (2-4) with exciting attacking play featuring strongly in both matches.

The boys from Larcacunga kept the scorers busy with a 5-0 thumping win and defended valiantly in their 1-3 loss. Last, but by no means least, the Larcacunga girls achieved a thrilling 1-0 victory, a closely fought 1-2 loss and a 3-0 win in a bloody encounter which saw two girls suffer bloody noses.