GVI in the News

Transitions Abroad

"How a volunteer expedition in Mexico provided valuable research for the coral reef systems of the Mesoamerican Reef along with the reward of additional diver training." By Cheryl MacDonald

"I began my ten week adventure as a mediocre diver with less than twenty dives in my log book and left with close to 100 logged dives, several new certifications, and a new appreciation for diving and what it offers. When my travels are concluded, I now have a new option for a job in the dive industry due to all the training provided. GVI provided me with the tools and training—along with the confidence—necessary to enter into a great new career."

Transitions Abroad

After spending a half hour in the quiet morning watching the antics of the cubs, we snap pictures, gather data, and laugh a lot. Cute doesn’t begin to describe a fuzzy, active cheetah cub. Part of what we’ve learned in our studies on the expedition is how precarious the plight of the cheetah is in South Africa today. As the world’s fastest land animal, its status is listed as threatened and is now considered an Endangered Species.

The Guardian

We're all going on a ... family holiday!

Just back from half-term? Then it's time to start planning your next trip. The volunteering holiday operator Global Vision International has had so many requests from families who want to do something worthwhile that it has launched a collection of projects suitable for children over 12.

The Northern Scot

"A PLUCKY pensioner is preparing to say hello to Honduras as she packs her bags for a volunteering experience of a lifetime.

Mrs Meta Smith (66) will be fulfilling a long-held ambition when she heads to Central America to help give poverty-stricken children a chance of a better education.

She and her daughter, Carol, are joining the charity Global Vision International to help in a small village school where 80 youngsters gather each day to learn."

Guardian Unlimited

"Help Mexico recover from Hurricane Dean, which hit the country's Caribbean coast in August, with Global Vision International"

The Sunday Times. 11th July 2007.

"It's not every conservation project that kicks off with a crampons-and-crevasse-rescue winter-survival course, but then not every conservation project is set in the foothills of the Patagonian Andes"

Daily Mirror

"GVI’s expeditions enable people to support some of the most critical conservation and humanitarian projects around the globe, while getting back to basics. Their most popular expeditions include the Amazon rainforest and community, Wildlife and community in Kenya, and Rainforest & Wildlife in Costa Rica."

The Times, 11th January 2007.

"British workers are becoming more serious when it comes to social responsibility, according to a survey by the volunteering organisation Global Vision International."