GVN Media Centre
Video Centre
In these videos you can listen to fellow volunteers talking about their experiences, listen to partner organizations talking about their programs, and even more important: get to see for yourself where you will be going and who you will be working with so that you might have a better understanding and comprehension of what to expect when you start a program with GVN.
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Eat So They Can
by Rachel Dickinson
This year the Eat So They Can Team sent out Party Packs to hosts to help them with their event. In the pack were posters, buttons and a DVD that featured two short films. We are now excited to present both of these films online for everyone to enjoy.
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New Zealand
by Rachel Dickinson
In this video you will hear from program leader Toby Malcolm as he tells you all about the environmental issues that New Zealand is currently facing and how the program aims to help, as well as hearing from recent volunteers, talking about their experiences on the program.
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Press Centre
GVN's Media Team writes and places articles about volunteer experiences, socially-conscious travel, the issues that affect people in disadvantaged communities and the fight for a more just and equitable world.
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An Interview with the 'English Man'
by Lauren McMahon and Nyawira Tshivhengwa
"It has gotten back to the GVN Headquarters in New Zealand that one of our volunteers, Alex Lee, has been an absolute hit with the local school children at his placement in the small town of Venda, South Africa! Nyawira Tshivhengwa, GVN South Africa Partner, tells us that the children who know Alex as the local teacher now rush to school and push each other to be on time because the "English man" is teaching!
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Wedding Celebrations Bring A Brighter Future To All
by Lauren McMahon
"Many volunteers return home after their placement with fond memories, stories of adventure and an armful of souvenirs. Astrid Charra from Geneva however says she returned home with the greatest treasure of all - a husband!"
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Blessed By Beanies
by Lauren McMahon
Carol Pringle is the New Zealand woman leading an army of knitters who are dedicated to providing children in need with warm woollies for winter. GVN's Lauren McMahon interviewed Ms Pringle about the 'Beanies and Blessings' campaign which seems to be growing by the day!
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The More
by Mandy Morell
"The reason I travel is to volunteer, not climb mountains, not lay on a beach (although I love all of those things and try to do them as much as possible), but make volunteering the point of the trip, is because of the more."
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PowerPoint Presentation
We have prepared a PowerPoint presentation about GVN that you can use to help you if you make a fundraising presentation - you may download it here (right click on the link and save as). The size of this file is 12MB. We ask that you don't modify the existing slides, although you may wish to add some extra slides about your own trip to the end of the presentation.
Screensaver
Download the GVN Screensaver here.
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