By Sophie Birkett | Head of Operations, Charitable Trust
Dear Supporter,
It's that time of year! Our third annual 5am for 5days challenge will run from May 12th-16th 2014. The annual challenge gets to the heart and sou of Buddhist Lao culture and Luang Prabang ritual practice. For 5 days (teaching days Monday – Friday), in-country volunteers and staff will give alms to monks and novices. Although this is something many volunteers elect to observe or take part in at least once during their project, our commitment to a 5 day alms-giving stint is in line with local habits; most locals, especially women, give food to the procession of passing Buddhist temple inhabitants every single day, with starts at early as 5am!
It is the biggest fundraising event of the year for the team and is vital for being able to continue supporting our students for the full year. GVI Laos raises money to provide sponsorships for English tuition, scholarships for Secondary and Tertiary education and general support for medical issues for disadvantaged students. In addition, the annual CT Challenge provides an injection of much-needed funds in support of the Lao community and temples with which we are connected.
To find out more and keep up to date with the challenge through the week, please do follow the GVI Laos team on facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GVILaosLuangPrabang) or twitter (https://twitter.com/GVILuangPrabang).
All the best
GVI Laos
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