“Why I Serve”: Han Pham, Vice Chair of GVP’s Board, Shares Her Story
The story of why I serve on the board of Global Village Project begins with my mother. My mother and father were just 18 years old when Saigon fell in April 1975. Running for their lives, they each ended up, through their own long and circuitous journeys, here in America to start a new life.…
Read MoreExploring DEI with GVP’s Board
For the past two years, Global Village Project has been on a journey to incorporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into our organizational DNA. This season, we began an exciting phase of extending the strategic discussions and heart strides we have made as a team thus far to other stakeholder groups within the GVP community,…
Read MoreEvelyne Ombeni, Congolese Lawyer, Shares Her Story with GVP Students
As part of our ongoing journey as a school to advance equity in education, GVP is constantly exploring ways to better equip our students for success, removing barriers to their learning and amplifying their voices as young leaders. One of these avenues is through exposure to role models, opportunities, and experiences that reflect theirs in…
Read MoreGVP Launches Volunteer Support Network to Maximize Impact
GVP is excited to introduce the Volunteer Support Network (VSN), a new internal structure and model for our dedicated and long-standing volunteer corps. Watch the video above for a brief introduction of the VSN from Volunteer Liaison Natalie Huyghe! Since our inception in 2009, volunteers have played a critical role in supporting GVP, expanding the…
Read MoreStudents Write, Create, Remix New Music in Songwriters’ Club
How do we deal with the many feelings we experience while stuck at home and living through a pandemic? For some GVP students, the answer is through songwriting. A new student-led Songwriters’ Club has flourished at GVP as a unique space for students to explore composing their own songs and remixing others’. Students meet weekly…
Read MoreFebruary is Black History Month. So is every month of the year.
I grew up in a small, predominantly white town outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I honestly don’t recall Black History being a part of what we learned in February, or the rest of the year. While most folks and schools are now aware of Black History Month, it is important to dig deeper and think critically…
Read MoreWhy Diversity Alone Isn’t Enough
“You can mandate diversity, but you can’t mandate inclusion. Inclusion is about behavior, relationships. You have to change hearts and minds.” – Esi Minta-Jacobs In this final installment of our mini-series breaking down and deconstructing the individual components of DEI (read previous months’ posts about Diversity and Equity here), we turn our focus to inclusion,…
Read More6 Ways GVP Mentors Support Alumnae’s Dreams
It can make a world a difference to have someone believing in you and rooting for you at every turn. GVP students’ families are all deeply committed to their daughters’ education, and as part of our holistic model, GVP mentors also help students remain connected to a community of support after they graduate. In honor…
Read MoreHonoring the International Day of Education in a Pandemic
“Our vision is to ensure that all refugee girls with interrupted schooling have access to the education necessary to pursue their dreams.” – Global Village Project In the midst of a global pandemic, today we are recognizing the International Day of Education with a renewed passion and commitment to protecting education as a basic human…
Read MoreRevisiting Equity at the End of 2020
“Equality says we treat everyone the same, regardless of headwinds or tailwinds. Equity says we give people what they need to have the same access and opportunities as others, taking into account the headwinds they face, which may mean differential treatment for some groups.” ― Dolly Chugh, The Person You Mean to Be: How Good People…
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