GVN News

12:46pm 20 May 2008  
Filed under: China, Programs

The GVN staff are been deeply saddened by the terrible loss of life and suffering of more than 40,000 people following the disastrous earthquake in China’s Sichuan Province on 12 May.

Our hearts also go out to our partners and volunteers in China who are all feeling the effects of a country in mourning.

Our friend Jack Liu, GVN China partner, has written the following poem in an expression of grief.

Mourning China May 12 Earthquake
I ask the sky,
Why tells us the lie?
Tears are dry,
Death is bye.

I don’t cry,
Do you know why?
China is high,
Love won’t die!

—by Jack Liu, in China

Thank you for sharing your poem with us Jack, our thoughts are with you.

Please note that while GVN is unable to facilitate the placement of volunteers in the areas that have been directly affected by the earthquake, our Rural and Urban China Program are still fully operational and in need of volunteers.
> Volunteer In China

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3:18pm 13 May 2008  
Filed under: China, Program Information, Programs

The China Rural program is now taking volunteers for a minimum placement time of one month.
> China Rural Program

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3:14pm 13 June 2007  
Filed under: China, Fees, GVN, Programs

GVN is offering a special reduced program fee for our China Urban Program, specifically for volunteers teaching next semester (September - December 2007). There is a severe need for teachers at that time. This reduced program fee will apply for volunteers who pay the application fee from today until 31st August.

China Urban Program Fee:

• Cost for 1 month will be US $500.00 $300.00
• Cost for 6 weeks will be US $525.00 $325.00
• Cost for 2 months will be US $550.00 $350.00
• Cost for 3 months will be US $600.00 $400.00
• Cost for 4 months will be US $650.00 $450.00
• Cost for 5 months will be US $700.00 $500.00
• Cost for 6 months will be US $750.00 $550.00
• Cost for 9 months will be US $900.00 $700.00

> China Urban Program Fee

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10:21am 21 June 2006  
Filed under: China, GVN

In this program you will be based in the village of Jiuguan, teaching English to local kindergarten and primary school students. As with the urban program there is a strong need to learn English in order for the students to become successful. However, in this program most of the students you will be working with will be from poor farming families who cannot afford to send their children to better resourced city schools.

Because you will be living in a poor rural area there may be the opportunity to take part in wider community development activities as they arise. This is a new program and volunteers can potentially help to develop new initiatives. This program requires a 3 month minimum commitment.

> China (Rural) Program

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