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Liz's Jungle Challenge
Event: Huaorani Jungle Challenge 2012 between 02/03/2012 and 06/03/2012
Team Members: GVI Ecuador team
$1,409.13 raised of $1,222.67 target
40 donations
My Target:
$1,222.67
$1,409.13 raised so far
How to make a donation
Donate online at - www.justgiving.com/jungleadventure
By mobile internet Scan this code on your smartphone to go straight to Liz Smith's page.
By text message to donate £10 Text £10
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My story
Hello everyone! As you know I´m currently working in the Ecuadorian Amazon rainforest with Global Vision International (GVI). In 3 weeks we´ll be doing a 5 day jungle challenge to raise money for the local projects and communities we support, please help us!
The Challenge: Trekking and kayaking from GVI base camp to the Huaorani community over 5 days
Day 1: 8 hours of trekking in primary rainforest (trekking from the Napo River, near our base camp to Huaorani tribe territory). Night in jungle hammocks in Wentaro community.
Day 2: 5 hours of jungle hiking. Night in jungle hammocks with Kewediono tribe
Day 3: Full day in Kewediono, where GVI interns teach at the high school. We'll be building a community building for the tribe and visiting the school where donation money will be spent.
Day 4: Full day kayaking down the Shiripuno River to a tent camp near the community of Nenkepare, where we'll camp out and hike to the area's largest waterfall.
Day 5: On our last day, we'll travel by canoe down the Shiripuno river, seeing firsthand along the way the negative effects of oil on the region.
More about what we do:
At GVI Amazon, we do biodiversity monitoring and road effect research on butterflies, mammals, amphib/reptiles & birds. We also consider education in the local communities as one of our top priorities, working with the people who live in the Amazon to help preserve and protect the region. GVI Amazon volunteers teach English and do environmental education projects with local schools, and our long-term interns work with schools and science/education projects throughout the Amazon region.
The GVI Charitable Trust raises funds to support rural education in the Amazon. With the money, we'll purchase environmental education resources to use in our local schools, and support education initiatives in the Amazon.
The Huaorani communities have been heavily affected and threatened by oil and its various influences in the Amazon for decades. The communities we are visiting stood up and fought back, and have chosen ecotourism over oil. They set up an ecolodge (Huaorani Lodge) and have worked hard to bring education to their communities. A unique conservation-focused high school was opened by volunteers in the community, and GVI works with them through our internship program.
I´m covering the cost of the challenege so any money you can give will go straight to the cause. Thank you for reading and if you can support me by donating or promoting my page to your friends I´d hugely appreciate it, thank you!!! :)
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My charity
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 40
Donation by Anonymous on 16/08/12
Donation by Jemima Jewell on 02/04/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Hope you're having a great time. We miss you! x
Donation by Mel on 28/03/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
I can't believe I forgot to do this! I hope you're having an amazing time!
Donation by Emerson on 23/03/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Hey Liz....Sorry for my late donation!! Miss you lots and lots!!
Donation by Margz Theodorou on 20/03/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Hey Liz - we're both so amazed at your adventure! Hope you are well and have enjoyed every minute :)
Donation by Beth & Ben on 16/03/12
Well done, so glad to see you came out of all this in one piece
Donation by @Kuntze on 13/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Looks like your having an awesome time, nice work. When are you hitting up NZ?
Donation by Michael Hunter on 07/03/12
£10.00
Donation by Axel on 02/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Sounds like you're having an amazing time, Liz. Enjoy the challenge and the rest of your time in the jungle!
Donation by tim leung on 02/03/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
Good luck Lizzie!!! You look like you are having the most fun EVER!! Love you lots, Amy and Mike xxxxx
Donation by Amy Banks on 01/03/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
You look like you are having the most fantastic time! We're so happy for you, lots of love The Bells xxx
Donation by Lynnette Bell on 29/02/12
£25.00
+ £6.25 Gift Aid
For all those golden frogs still out there somewhere...
Donation by Lizbet on 29/02/12
Loving your jungle updates - sounds like you're having lots of fun! Very jealous, but very glad you're having an amazing time! x
Donation by BigDaveSB on 29/02/12
£10.00
This donation does not allow you to put a big scary spider on your head. Have an amazing adventure hun, love you lots xx
Donation by Em, Iain, Phoebe & Lilly Latimer xx on 29/02/12
Good luck Liz! Please stop putting scary bugs on your face... Freaks me out ha! x
Donation by Sally Chambers on 27/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Good for you, Liz. Enjoy. Sorry it's not more!
Donation by Michael Wells on 27/02/12
Good luck my lovely! X
Donation by Anonymous on 27/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
Donation by Anonymous on 26/02/12
£5.00
+ £1.25 Gift Aid
Good luck Lizzie !! Can't wait to see you & hear all about it ! My love, Steve xxx
Donation by Stephen Houshold on 25/02/12
£50.00
+ £12.50 Gift Aid
Good luck Jungle Liz, I hope I can adventure like you one day, love East End baby Savigar xx
Donation by Rachel Savigar on 24/02/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Well done jungle explorer woman - don't bring any of those creepy crawlies back home, K?
Donation by Elizabeth Kessick on 23/02/12
£10.00
+ £2.50 Gift Aid
I think we need to substitute "working", in your story for "having an amazing time" ;) Keep up the great... fun having! :D
Donation by @kaichanvong on 22/02/12
Good luck Liz!
Donation by Jon and Katie on 20/02/12
£20.00
+ £5.00 Gift Aid
Good luck Jungle Jane, xxx
Donation by Fiona de Glanville on 19/02/12
£20.00
Donation summary
- * Online donations$1,409.13
- Offline donations$0.00
- Text donations$0.00
- Total raised$1,409.13
- Gift Aid$310.25
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