Archives: Schools

Sinfonietta Vidin is the largest and only state musical cultural institute of its kind in the province of Vidin. There are 43 members of the symphony orchestra employed at Sinfonietta Vidin with an administration team. Many members of the Vidin orchestra come from the city itself. A government cultural institute is co-financed by the Ministry… Read more »

Instituto Terra is the result of the initiative of the couple, Lélia Deluiz Wanick Salgado and Sebastião Salgado, to give back to nature what decades of environmental degradation had destroyed. What was once pasture is now forest. Instituto Terra is a non-profit civil organization founded in April 1998. It focuses on environmental restoration and sustainable… Read more »

Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon or COIAB is a Brazilian indigenous organization composed by several indigenous rights organizations of the Brazilian Amazon Basin. It was created at a meeting of indigenous leaders in April 1989 and is now composed of 75 member organizations from all 9 states of Brazilian Amazon. The… Read more »

Another new school in Kenya’s Mara region becomes a GCF partner with OAT travelers to begin visiting in January 2023. The children enthusiastically welcomed Sandra: And gratefully helped unload the much needed school supplies such as books, pencils, chalk for the 140 children studying there. Gardening supplies were also brought to help them develop a… Read more »

This new school partner in Kenya’s Maasai Mara region joins the GCF family with an immediate donation of much needed books and school supplies. Sandra was welcomed by the students, parents and school committee with a song: Overseas Adventure travelers will begin visiting the school in January 2023 and can follow with us as more… Read more »

Khewan Lhakhang Monastery is both a home and school to young monks ages 7 to 15.  Visited by OAT travelers to Bhutan, they helped prepare a meal while learning more about the lives of these young monastics. GCF with the generous help of an OAT traveler was able to support the construction of a new… Read more »

Founded in 2013 by Ganjavkhlan Chadraabal, “Magical Land” as it is known, was created to raise awareness about Human Trafficking. To that end they concentrate on 3 areas of operation: Human trafficking: Raising awareness about human trafficking and organizing preventative workshops; Domestic abuse: Providing training and running campaigns against domestic abuse for women and children;… Read more »

When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 22, 2022, no one imagined the two countries would still be battling two years later. As bombs fell, women, children, the elderly and disabled fled their homes, searching for a safe place to live. Many waited days to cross the border into Poland and Romania, and began a search… Read more »

This small school is located in the Flor del Pantano, a village belonging to the Amazon’s Indigenous Kichwa people. This small community of 30 families sends it’s 20 children ranging in age from 5-12 to the Carlos Fenando Sanminguel school where the children will not only gain a traditional education but will also learn about… Read more »

Founded in 1987, San Juan de Peñas Blancas , also known as Emilio Castro Gomez & Liceo San Juan de Penas Blancas school was originally a one-room education center that grew over the years to encompass six classrooms. Currently, the school has about 75 full-time students that range in age from 6-17 years old.  16… Read more »