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Dec 21

WHERE IS SHE NOW?

By Staff | Alumni | GVP News

“I still feel that when I first started my job here, I was like, ‘Wow, I’m back in that room when I started my life. This is the very first...

Nov 30

Where Is She Now?

By Staff | Alumni | Inspiration

“I think I’m a customer service kind of girl. I love doing things, decorating, and making plans. Hospitality really speaks to me,” says GVP alum, Asma Ibrahim. Asma is currently...

Nov 30

GVP Ensemble Sings with Little Amal

By Staff | Events | GVP News

Global Village Project students had 2 exciting opportunities to meet and greet Little Amal, the 12-foot puppet representing a 10-year old Syrian refugee girl. Little Amal is traveling around the world,...

Nov 30

Global Village 2023 Welcome Walk

By Elizabeth Elango | Events | GVP News

On Saturday, Nov. 4th, we kicked off our 2023 Welcome Walk with almost 250 participants. At the start of this year's walk in Clarkston, we heard remarks from Mayor Beverly...

Oct 24

Athletes Unlimited’s Ray Santos Supports GVP

By Karen Montgomery | GVP News

We're excited to be teaming up with Ray Santos, Athletes Unlimited and Give Lively as a non-profit beneficiary partner of Athlete Causes. Athletes Unlimited has created a new model of...

Oct 24

Where Is She Now?

By Staff | Alumni

Tirhas attended GVP from 2015 to 2017. After GVP she went to Clarkston High School and earned her high school diploma. She is currently at Georgia State University studying computer...

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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.

What's New At GVP | GVP Updates & News | Global Village Project

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.