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Achievement Report Karongwe June 2016

Report Title
Community Upliftment project at Magapane Day Care Centre

Objective
Putting up a fence

Summary
During May and June GVI has successfully managed to put up a fence at Magapane crche. The main
reason for the fence was to protect the children, from the livestock that roam free in the village.
Funds for the fence came from volunteers and their families who were so generous that almost
enough monies were raised for not only the fence but for the restoration of the rest of the crche.

Report
Community upliftment trips are one of the most loved activities by our interns and volunteers. The
fence line project has the volunteers working long hours under the African sun, it involves a lot of
hard work but is rewarding and enjoyable. The fence has been put up to stop livestock from entering
the centre and to provide a safe environment in which the children can play.

We have raised enough funds through our charitable trust, and we will be starting a new project at
the crche. The plan is to build them a classroom as they dont have a proper classroom, it is part of
our objectives as GVI to get involved in the local community and after the classroom is done we will
start with educating the children at the centre.

At Karongwe we believe an extremely important part of conservation is education of the local
community, namely children. As it is these people who will one day be responsible for the
preservation of South Africas flora and fauna.

Community involvement is an extremely important part of the GVI experience and not only helps to
give international volunteers a greater insight into the local way of life but offers them a chance to
make a difference.