In Memory of Song Kran
It’s with deep sadness that I’m writing this, our two and a half year old male calf, Song Kran, passed away on the 10 January. He got a hold of some very toxic pesticides on Sunday, 6 Jan which had been left out in a field in our forest. On Monday’s hike it was a call [...]
Cyclone Evan Disaster Recovery appeal
Cyclone Evan is feared to be the strongest to threaten Fiji since 1993 Cyclone Kina, which left thousands homeless. The Yasawas communities where the GVI Charitable Trust work was severely affected. Winds exceeding 125 mph brought down trees, blocking roads and blowing away homes/roofs with widespread power and water outages. Many have already lost all [...]
GVI Source to Sea Pacuare Challenge
A big congratulations to the team in Costa Rica for completing the Source to Sea challenge! Thank you and well done to all the challengers for your stamina, good humour and perseverance. A huge thank you also to all the friends and family of the Challengers who kindly donated to support our Jalova and Quepos projects. We [...]
Cape Town special needs project selected for GlobalGivingUK Christmas appeal!
We are delighted to announce that our amazing project in Cape Town with special needs children has been selected by Global Giving UK to be a featured project in their Christmas appeal. This is a great opportunity to spread Christmas joy to under-privileged children all over the world. Children with Special Needs Supporting and caring [...]
GVI Fiji Tovuto swim challenge!
On the little island of Nanuya LaiLai in Fiji, we have 3 GVI Volunteering projects all working to assist the villages in the Yasawas in the creation of sustainable infrastructure through water security, education support, and resource management/conservation. And through these projects we always have a bunch of extremely eager and extremely passionate volunteers to [...]
GVI Cape Town challenge 2012
Following the success of last year’s challenge, GVI Cape Town are doing another challenge! Last year, they raised over £10,000 by putting a team of volunteers through a gruelling 5 days of cycling and hiking covering 350km. That team received phenomenal support all the way from other GVI members in South Africa and also from friends and [...]
Nceduluntu Sanctuary Mad 1,000km cycle
It is time! In just under 12 hours, the mad (no sleep) cycle ride will begin! You can track the progress of the 1,000km charity cycle ride on a live web tracker on facebook, where the team will have regular updates and photos. http://www.facebook.com/MamaLumkaMadCycleCharity1000KmCycleRide The aim: to raise funds for the Nceduluntu Sanctuary, which aims [...]
Huay Pakoot Community Conservation Group in Chiang Mai Receives GVI CT Funding!
GVI Chiang Mai – September Achievements Since GVI’s elephant forest reintroduction started in the village of Huay Pakoot 2 years ago, volunteers, staff and elephant lovers everywhere have been working hard to raise money through charitable donations to bring more elephants back to the forest. GVI sponsors 5 elephants directly through volunteer fees but with [...]
Mama Lumka’s Mad Cycle Ride!
Al Barnes, Pat Rich & Ed have set themselves a target to raise R100,000 which will cover 1 months running costs at Mama Lumka’s Nceduluntu Sanctuary in the Nomzamo township, Western Cape, South Africa. This sanctuary looks after 32 abandoned, [...]
GVI Amazon Volunteer Treks for Over 4 Months to Raise Funds for GVI CT!
GVI Amazon volunteer Leif Middleton came away from Ecuador with not only great memories, blowdart skills, newfound friends and an in-depth knowledge of fieldwork and monitoring in the rainforest; he also took back with him a deep respect for the work being done around the world through GVI’s Charitable Trust (CT). Always an adventurer, Leif’s [...]
