Raise funds for our various community schemes, including food, scholarships, trees, and Plan Ancianos

This Charity Challenge, to be run annually each November, aims to top up the Phoenix fund for Guatemala. Since we started in Guatemala in 2003 our children numbers have risen considerably and the schemes we are implementing are growing. To ensure success and sustainability in the future, we are introducing the Phoenix Guatemala Charity Challenge, climbing four volcanoes in a week: Acatenango, San Pedro, Tajumulco: the highest volcano in Central America, and Pacaya. Funds raised will go towards primary and secondary school scholarships for our 600-plus children over the next few years, increased food and fruit programs, Plan Ancianos, Plan Fertilizante and utensils needed as our numbers grow.

GVI volunteers' contributions cover a vast majority of our fixed costs per year to run the projects, though there is always a need from the GVI Charitable Trust to top up the kitty. It is also a great opportunity from volunteers past, present and future to get together, undertake the challenge and also to visit the communities to see how the kids are getting along. Any funds raised will go towards our increasing scholarship pot, Plan Ancianos, seed and tree schemes, and other fixed costs we have throughout the year.

So what can you do?

* Join us at the challenge
* Help us raise some funds for the projects via the just giving widget on your left

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Raise funds for our various community schemes, including food, scholarships, trees, and Plan Ancianos