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.

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Stoves for all in Muenala, Ecuador!

We are very proud to announce that we have completed our stoving project here in
Muenala, Ecuador. Over the past 18 months we have built exactly 21 stoves within the local community.

This means that each of the families within the community now have full use of their very own GVI Phoenix designed stove. This mean that the our kids and their families no longer need to contend with breathing in the smoke and having it saturate their clothes.

It also means, from an environmental perspective that the wood used now lasts longer
and the stove not only serves to cook meals on but also as a central heater in the house - especially necessary in the wet winter months here.

Many thanks from Muenala and the GVI Phoenix team to everyone that has donated money and
time to built the stoves here in Ecuador. Keep your eye on the blog for news on more
construction project opportunities!