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Jul 26

A Year in Review: 2021-2022 School Impact Report

By Cassie Leymarie | GVP News | Thought Leadership

During a year like no other, when staff and students had to relearn “how to do school” in-person with masks, distancing, limited classroom capacities and volunteers, GVP students persisted, worked...

Jun 21

GVP Gives Food Deliveries to Students and their Families

By Erikah Swift | GVP News

The work at Global Village Project doesn’t end inside the classroom. Crispin Wilondja, Family & Student Engagement Manager, leads monthly food deliveries for students’ families with bags of fresh fruit,...

Jun 21

June 20th is World Refugee Day: Everyone Has the Right to Seek Safety

By Kate Hibbert | GVP News

“Whoever. Wherever. Whenever. Everyone has the right to seek safety.” - UNHCR World Refugee Day 2022 Every year on June 20th, people across the globe celebrate and honor the journeys...

May 26

Teacher, Older Sibling, Mentor and Motivator: Americorps Service Members Support GVP Students

By Danielle Ereddia | Teaching

Notre Dame Mission Volunteers AmeriCorps (NDMVA) is a nationwide federally funded community service program for young adults. At GVP, two AmeriCorps members complete an 11-month service at GVP each year...

May 25

Culture in the Classroom

By Danielle Ereddia | Inspiration | Teaching | Thought Leadership

This month, I had the privilege of attending the West African Drum and Dance Camp, hosted by Community Sound. Personally, and at GVP, lifelong learning is a core value. In...

May 25

Blazing New Trails: Bicycles Donated to Students

By Michelle Kuperman | Alumni

Michelle Kuperman, Mentor Program Coordinator, collected a donation of new refurbished bikes for Global Village Project’s Form 3 (third year) students and alums. We have a wonderful relationship with Sopo...

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Dear Decaturish – To welcome refugees, we need inclusive education

Decaturish | 6/24/21

Like many students across the country, Lucia, a middle school student in Decatur, spent the past school year online. She worked with her classmates to solve the math problems projected across her screen.

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Lily Tova the therapy dog comforts refugee girls in Decatur

AJC | 12/1/19

Lily Tova barked excitedly and shook her gray pom-pom-like tail when she arrived for her most recent visit at the Global Village Project, a middle school for refugee girls in Decatur.

What one group of refugee girls is thankful for this Thanksgiving

CNN | 11/27/19

Along a short hallway on the upper floor of Decatur Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, a blue banner stretches across the wall, packed with scrawled messages of thanks and words swelling with appreciation.