Global Vision International Charitable Trust

Mission

Working with local grassroots charities and NGOs in over 30 countries across the globe, the Global Vision International (GVI) Charitable Trust 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 and capacity building.

Programs

Global Eden Project Teaching Programs across Latin America Plan Ancianos across Latin America Seed Scheme across Latin America Sustainable Stoves across Latin America The Mkwiro fund, working with orphans and the poor in Kenya Other projects in around 30 countries worldwide

Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Help Feed 200 Neglected Elderly in Guatemala	School for Mayan Children, Lake Atitlán, Guatemala	Fuel Efficient, Life Saving Stoves for 40 Families	School Meals at Lake Atitlán, Guatemala
Free & Sustainable Secondary Education, Guatemala	Energy Efficient Cooking Stoves in Lake Atitlán	Free Education in the Desert around Arequipa, Peru	More than Just Scholarships in Rural Ecuador
Sustainable Education and Training, Rural Honduras	Clean water for 2,700 on Wasini Island, Kenya	Help feed 1000 Indigenous People in Honduras

Personnel Overview

Andy Woods-Ballard - Director of Operations
Andy is an international environmental and development project director with experience in the leadership and training of staff across Africa and Latin America, working with governmental, non-governmental and voluntary organizations, Universities and international conservation organizations. Andy now runs the GVI-CT in the UK and aids with fundraising and management for projects internationally.

Dominic Williams - Director of Latin America Programs for GVI
Dom spent 4 years investigating, researching and traveling South America, finally settling in Guatemala where he has lived since 2000. Dom and Doreen set up their first Indigenous project in San Andrés Itzapa, Guatemala in 2003 and due to the success and advances made, they have set up further Indigenous projects throughout Latin America, with the help of local community leaders.

Enrique Carillo - Local teacher
Born and bred in Copan; his life has always been spent in Copán, Honduras. He has dedicated himself to community and conservation projects in the area for many years, whilst being the head of the Spanish school in Copán itself. “With hundreds of small Chortí (Indigenous) communities surrounding Copán, there is so much work to be done, in sanitation, education and conservation” he says.

Personnel Statistics

Andy Woods-Ballard,
Director of Operations
Founded in 2005
Employees: 1
Volunteers: 0

Financial Statistics

Budget (2006): $ 100,000
Budget (2005): $ 30,000
Overhead: 0 %
Other funding sources: GVI (www.gvi.co.uk) covered running costs for the last two years. Ex-volunteers from GVI (www.gvi.co.uk) grant and trust funds and US, Australian and UK companies, provided funds for our projects.
Religious Affiliation: none