Project Report
| Apr 26, 2012
Rebecca's Profile
By Aoife Bulman | Charitable Trust Team
Rebecca has been involved in five Desert2Surf trips. Her first trip was in 2008 when she learned to surf at Torquay. Since then, to her mental tally, she has added over 40 successful rides at beaches including Jan Juc and Anglesea. From the remote community of Minyerri, 270 kilometers south of Katherine,
Rebecca has attended boarding school in both Geelong and Darwin. She hopes to find work at the Hodgson Downs station when she finishes her schooling. Amongst other things she is a deadly kicker of the Aussie Rules football. She loves surfing and is always ready to jump on a plane and head for the swell.
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Feb 1, 2012
Amazing support for the GVI Charitable Trust
By Alice Burrow | GVI Charitable Trust
We would like to share the most recent trustee report from the GVI Charitable Trust. This report covers the six month period from July to December 2011.
This has been by far the most successful period. In six months we have raised nearly as much as we did the whole previous year. This increase in funding has brought a corresponding increase in the impact we have been able to create on our programs around the world.
During this period we have invested in sustainable education across Latin America. This includes support for the elderly in Guatemala and income generation schemes to support education in Honduras and Ecuador. In Mexico we have worked with a community to establish a recycling centre and in Kenya our partners in Mombasa will now see impoverished students complete primary education to earn qualifications for the first time.
These are just a few highlights of an amazing, productive and rewarding six months. Thank you to everyone who has supported us and played a crucial role in these achievements.
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Dec 19, 2011
Woorangalook in 2012
By Deb Oliver | Project director and D2S Mobster
This year’s Stand and Lead (SAL) project, funded by donations to this project, was a huge success and provided the perfect lead into Woorangalook- the Victorian Koorie surfing titles.
Woorangalook will be held in February 2012 and the SAL participants proved themselves to be very worthy candidates to represent our partner Desert2Surf in the titles and negotiations are no under way to make this happen. Moving forward donations to this project will help us run the Woorangalook 2012 project, an amazing opportunity for these Indigenous youth.
In 2011 one representative from our project attended and did incredibly well. In 2012 we aim to have eight representatives! They would be managed for the week leading up to the competition, including surfing lessons, public speaking at a school visit, city sightseeing and at least one overnight home-stay.
All support for this project really is sincerely appreciated and the positive effect this can have on the individuals we work with and beyond in their communities is amazing. Thank you.
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