In the last old growth forest zone of Paraguay, 90% of girls are pregnant by age 14. Others are sold into the human trafficking trade, work in prostitution, married off at a young age, or working grueling hours taking care of the country's privileged class as maids and nannies. Our financially self-sustaining agroforestry school in Paraguay's Mbaracayu Forest Reserve empowers and provides a skill base for the country's poorest and most vulnerable girls to overcome extreme poverty.

This project provides micro loans and business training to 50 women "local entrepreneurs" impacted by HIV/AIDS in Zambia. The beneficiaries become self reliant and are able to break the poverty cycle.

HERA provides entrepreneurship training and mentoring support to enable the economic independence of formerly trafficked women. Building on the womens strengths as survivors, HERA recruits and trains a diverse group of professional volunteers as mentors to help reintegrate these women into the formal economy. The combination of inspirational training, and long term 1:1 support really gives the women the springboard from which they have the opportunity to rebuild a new life.

We train HeroRATs to save lives and limbs, by using their exceptional sense of smell to sniff out unexploded landmines and tuberculosis. Our mission is to develop detection rats technology to provide solutions for global problems and inspire positive social change.

Project educates children in Sierra Leone by providing scholarships, school & teaching supplies. Priority is given to girls where possible. By supporting education, this project is supporting economic development as education is a proven path to individual and national development.

The National Scholarship Program (NSP) is the flagship initiative for the GVI Charitable Trust, this project will fund opportunities and training for disadvantaged individuals in the UK to allow personal development, team work, leadership and open up further opportunities. The program is also focused upon creating a sense of responsibility both locally and globally and offering beneficiaries the tools to make a difference to their own lives, their community and impact upon global issues.

The National Scholarship Program (NSP) is the flagship initiative for the GVI Charitable Trust. This project aims to fund opportunities and training for disadvantaged individuals in Australia, to allow for increased personal development, team work and leadership and open up future opportunities. The program is also focused upon creating a sense of responsibility, both locally and globally, and offering beneficiaries the tools necessary to make a difference to their own lives, their community and

BRAC's project will provide 500 girls in Tanzania with 20 safe spaces, education and micro loans to help them lead confident, self-reliant, dignified lives. BRAC manages a similar program in Uganda.

The National Scholarship Program (NSP) is the flagship initiative for the GVI Charitable Trust. Donations to this project will be used where we feel most beneficial in supporting our efforts around the world.

Women learn to weave beautiful carpets, preserving their ancient Persian traditions. Carpet sales earn women income to support themselves and their families.