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, April 5, 2011

Despedida Especial - a fond farewell to Tracey

The end of March saw a fond farewell to Tracey our Project Manager here in Ecuador.
After 2 1/2 years Tracey is taking some time out to complete her studies before returning to GVI Phoenix later in the year.

Despedidas at each of our 3 schools included; carefully prepared songs such as - Mi
Casita, Adios Terecitia (to the tune of So Long Farewell from The Sound of Music!); a
myriad of games - involving balloons, water, 3 legged races, some artistic impressions of cats and of course the infamous Tomato Dance.

Tracey has contributed enormously to the project here in Ecuador including, but not limited to, the setting up of our sustainable high school programmes Plan Moo & Plan Cuy. Zoë O’Connor, former volunteer and project coordinator, will be continuing the good work here in Ecuador.Thank you Tracey - you will be missed! cheers