My story

Hello :)

As some of you may already know, on Saturday 3rd of March I will be heading into the wild forest, along with several other GVI volunteers and staff, carrying all my food, clothes and my trusty hammock to hike for two days with a Huaorani guide into their territory. The first night we will stay with the community of Wentaro, sleeping in our jungle hammocks. From there we head to the community of Kewediono, where we´ll get involved in some commmunity activites like a building project. After our relaxing first few days of hiking hilly jungle terrain and manual labour we will kayak all day down the Shiripuno River. We´ll stop for the night with the community of Nenkepare, where we´ll hike, again, up to the regions largest waterfall. Our last day will be a canoe ride out to the Shiripuno bridge, where oil development meets jungle head on, and we'll see firsthand the realities of development in the Amazon, and why it's so important for these communities to receive access to education, so they can fight to monitor, defend and protect their lands.

Money raised through this challenge will go to support the following projects:

- camera traps/equipment for the Nongi Togoro high school in the Huaorani community of Kewediono

- sponsorship of the sustainable development seed planting project through Sumak Allpa, another GVI intern site, and the Sumak Allpa youth environmental group

- books, supplies and hands-on science equipment for the GVI Mobile Museum, to take environmental education to our local school classrooms

- future support of education projects at Sani Isla, where GVI interns teach English, science and sports

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Please help me! This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and a worthy cause :)

Thank you!

My charity

Global Vision International Charitable Trust

Global Vision International Charitable Trust

Charity Registration No. 1111494

Please note that the GVI-CT is separate from GVI and CANNOT be used as a fundraising tool to attend a GVI Program. Working with local grassroots charities and NGOs in over 30 countries across the globe, the GVI-CT manages and fundraises for numerous long-term programs. These further the works of GVI and their partners and aim to alleviate poverty, illiteracy, environmental degradation and climate change through: education; nutrition; conservation, income generation and capacity building.

Donations 13

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Donation by Robert O'Malley on 10/03/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck Lu, watch out for creepy crawlies! Lots of love Auntie Kate xxxxxxx

Donation by Kate Barclay on 29/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Wishing you all the best :)

Donation by Samuel Aubrey on 28/02/12

£10.00

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Hope you have the most amazing time and can't wait to hear all about your travels when you return. Much love <3 xxxxx

Donation by Ellie Marcus on 28/02/12

£10.00

+ £2.50 Gift Aid

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Good luck LuLu!! Really does sound amazing, hope you have an awesome time and see you soon :) lots of love xxxxxxxxxx

Donation by Lucy O'Brien on 28/02/12

£15.00

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Good luck, take care - there are some bloody great bugs in those sort of places, but you already know about them! :)

Donation by Diana Salmon on 28/02/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Take care, and have a fabulous time! and come back soon :) xxx

Donation by Claire Maloney on 27/02/12

£10.00

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Good luck lovely woman!! Hope you have a fantastic time trekkin :)miss you a LOT xxx

Donation by Rachel Chung on 27/02/12

£15.00

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Good luck Lu!!! i'll be thinking of you. xxxxxxxxx

Donation by Richard Davies on 27/02/12

£60.00

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Have a good time.XXX

Donation by Gabrielle Adamson on 26/02/12

£100.00

+ £25.00 Gift Aid

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Hey Luis, good luck with your trekk, I hope you have a lot of fun. Look after yourself <3

Donation by Jasmine Bird on 25/02/12

£5.00

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Go for it Lu!!! Hope you get enough donations... Fab!!

Donation by NAOMI SALMON on 25/02/12

£20.00

+ £5.00 Gift Aid

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Donation by Aysha Doidge on 25/02/12

£10.00

Donation summary

  • * Online donations£295.00
  • Offline donations£0.00
  • Text donations£0.00
  • Total raised£295.00
  • Gift Aid£42.50

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