Global Volunteer Network News

Children in Africa need your help!

Every five seconds a child dies because she or he is hungry, that’s the equivalent of forty five 747’s full of children crashing every day.

We have a way for you to help in the movement to end child poverty and hunger. All you need to do is join Eat So They Can and host a fundraising event. The event can be breakfast, lunch, or dinner; it can be a small gathering, an elaborate dinner, a party, a cocktail hour… whatever you choose!

Eat So They Can is co-sponsored by the Global Volunteer Network, and the GVN Foundation. This year, on October 17th-18th, hosts around the world will share a meal with friends and raise money to benefit the GVN Foundation’s African Children’s Fund: http://www.eatsotheycan.org/about/fund.php.

Raising $100 will buy 20 thick blankets.

Raising $250 will buy school books for 500 orphaned children.

Raising $500 will feed 30 orphans for 3 months.

Please Eat So They Can. To sign up as a host, click here:
http://www.eatsotheycan.org/getinvolved/signup.php.

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Introducing the Vietnam Youth Tour

GVN has the pleasure of announcing our new Youth Tour program. The first of its kind for GVN, this program is really exciting! The first GVN Youth Tour will be held in Tam Ky, Vietnam.

Designed with 15-17 year olds in mind, this program has been created to allow teens the chance to take part in one of our rewarding volunteer programs. This gives them the opportunity to immerse themselves in a developing country, experience another culture, and foster their personal growth, whilst helping communities in need.

Places are limited, if you or someone you know would like to learn more about this opportunity please visit our website: www.volunteer.org.nz/youth_tour/vietnam/.
> Vietnam Youth Tour

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Costa Rica Program Fees

Due to increases in the cost of accommodation, park entrance and coordination fees in Costa Rica, our partner will raise their program fee. This change will take effect to all volunteers who pay their application fees from July 1st 2009 onwards. The new program fee prices are:

Cost for 2 weeks - US $914
Cost for 3 weeks - US $1040
Cost for 4 weeks - US $1160
Cost for 4 weeks (2 programs) – US $1260
Cost for 5 weeks - US $1392
Cost for 6 weeks - US $1518
Cost for 8 weeks - US $1722
Cost for 10 weeks - US $2052
Cost for 12 weeks - US $2374
>Costa Rica Volunteer Program

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Romania Program Fees

Due to increases in the cost of living in Romania, our partner will raise their program fee. This change will take effect to all volunteers who pay their application fees from July 1st 2009 onwards. The new program fee prices are:

Cost for 6 weeks - US $1037
Cost for 7 weeks - US $1187
Cost for 8 weeks - US $1337
Cost for 9 weeks - US $1487
Cost for 10 weeks - US $1637
Cost for 12 weeks - US $1937
> Romania Volunteer Program

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Rwanda Program Fees

Due to the need to hire a translator our partner in Rwanda will raise their program fee for 4 weeks to $1197/month. This change will take effect for volunteers who pay their application fee from 1 July 2009 onwards.
> Rwanda Volunteer Program

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Congratulations - It’s a Girl!

Congratulations to Viet and his wife Luan on the birth of their daughter Nhan on June 8th 2009 (weighing 2.8kgs). Nhan has also been given the Western name Flynn (pronounced Fuh-lynn) in honour of Jen Flynn who has been serving as Operations Manager in Da Nang. Viet is the Executive Director of GVN-Vietnam and Flynn will grow up in the company of our amazing volunteers!

We are told that Viet and Luan’s son Keen is very pleased to have a new friend and has been playing with his new little sister every day.

Our love and best wishes go to Viet and his family.

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Volunteer launches sponsorship program for 30 poor children in the Philippines

Former GVN volunteer Kathryn Nicholas (New Zealand) launched a new education sponsorship program to benefit 30 poor schoolchildren in San Agustin, Romblon, Philippines.

Kathryn served as a school building repair volunteer in the Philippines from November 2008 to February of this year through GVN’s Philippines partner, the Center for Volunteerism in the Philippines (CERV-Philippines).

After her program, Kathryn immediately started a fund raising campaign with friends and family.

The sponsorship succeeded in raising 900 Philippine pesos for each child, which will be spent for enrolment fees, uniforms, bags and school supplies.  The funds arrived in time for the start of the new academic year on June 1.

Kathryn wrote that this is her way of expressing her gratitude. “I had an awesome experience and am very grateful for all the help.” she wrote.

Interested donors who wish to assist poor Filipino may donate through these links:

>GVN Foundation
(Tax deductible in the United States)

> Fundraise Online
(Tax deductible in New Zealand)

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Which volunteer abroad project suits you best?

GVN have created a facebook quiz! Take this fun little quiz and you’ll find out which of our volunteer abroad programs suits you best. We can hardly wait to find out which it will be! You can pass it on to your friends and find out which program is best for them.

Click on this link to take our quiz:
> Take the GVN Facebook Quiz

Have fun!

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GVN Media Fellowship

It’s our pleasure to introduce the GVN Media Fellowship Blog. Here our bright, wildly talented, enthusiastic Fellows will keep you up-to-date on their progress, their ideas and inspiration and their passion for making a difference.

The GVN Fellowship offers individuals the platform and power to develop their skills and bring their flair in film, photography or print media while increasing awareness of our work.

> Media Fellowship Blog

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GVN Website Outage

The GVN website was unavailable for a 24 hour period during the weekend (30-31 May), due to a problem with the server hardware. We apologise that you were unable to access the GVN website during that time; the site is now fully functional again.

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