GVI Fiji Donation Report

Global Perspectives Annual Project

Stellys Secondary School
March 2015

Stellys Secondary School is located in Victoria, British Colombia, Canada. Each year the Global Perspectives
class travels to a developing country to carry out a large scale project to help one community. The Grade 11 and
12 classes, guided by their teachers, led a fundraising effort that raised 15,000 CAD for GVIs community
development project in the Dawasamu District. After liaising with key community members on how best to
utilize this donation, GVI identified five key projects that focused on improving school infrastructure and the
provision of water, sanitation and hygiene facilities.


Initial
Assessment

Dawasamu Primary School

The
kindergarten at DPS is located in an unused teachers
quarters. The building was in disrepair, with rotting walls and a

rusting roof, making it an unsafe environment for students to
learn
in.

In
addition to the required structural improvements, the
Kindergarten also had no facilities for interactive learning or

outdoor play. This was identified
as a key area for improvement
as learning through play is an integral part of early childhood


development.

DPS

Navunisea District School

The kindergarten at NDS had a designated classroom but the
rooms interior and walkway access were in desperate need of
repair. The rotting walkway became extremely slippery when
wet and the classroom itself was missing wall panels, the paint
was flaking and the flooring no longer covered the entire room.

As with DPS, the Kindergarten at NDS also lacked areas for

outdoor and interactive learning.

NDS

Dawasamu Secondary School

In 2014 DSS received a government grant to carry out
refurbishments, however there was not enough funding to
complete the whole school. The remaining school building that
was left un-renovated needed new windows and a fresh coat of
paint on both the interior and exterior walls. The guttering was
also in disrepair, causing pools of stagnant water to collect
outside the school building, creating a health hazard.

Furthermore, there were no adequate toilet facilities for the

students at DSS. The existing toilet block suffered from
consistent leaks, which resulted in continuous flooding and an
unsanitary environment for the students.

DDS

Silana Village
The 175 villagers of Silana rely on one small dam as their source
of fresh water. This water is piped into a cement holding tank,
then down to the village to be used for drinking, bathing,
cooking and washing. However, historically the existing holding
tank had been extremely hard to keep clean, gathering algae
and sediment. As water from the holding tank is the villages
primary source of drinking water, this posed a serious risk to the
communitys health.

Silana
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The Projects

6 days, 5 projects, 36 volunteers

Project Site

Dawasamu
Primary School
Kindergarten

Navunisea
District School
Kindergarten

Improvements Completed

Replaced damaged & rusty
roofing iron
Replaced rotting wood from
walls and put in double
interior wall
Replaced flooring, doors and
windows
Painted interior and exterior
of the building, as well as
classroom furniture
Built an outdoor play area
Replaced guttering and re-
connected an existing
rainwater harvesting tank.


Repaired damaged walls
Constructed a new walkway
Replaced flooring & windows
Painted the interior of the
classroom and classroom
furniture
Built an outdoor play area

Dawasamu
Secondary
School

Silana Village

Painted the exterior of the
school block
Painted the interior of 3
classrooms
Replaced windows and faulty
guttering
Built 2 compost (waterless)
toilet units


Replaced piping
Installed 2 x 5,200L holding
tanks
Installed 1 x 5200L Rainwater
Harvesting Tank as a back up
water source*
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DonaOon Breakdown

Total Expenditure $23,120FJD

Stelly's donaAon = $21,617FJD*
GVI materials purchased = $1500 FJD

$1424.65 6%
$1539.85 7%
$2483.03
5%

Navunisea Kindergarden
Village Holding Tank
Compost Toilet

$5731 25%

Dawasamu Secondary

$4216.73 18%

Dawasamu Kindergarden
Community Hall RWH Tank
Tools

$3758.26 16%

$3967.25 17%

* 15000 CAD less JG/GG fee & 10% GVI CT reinvestment converted to Fiji dollars

The Impact
2 primary schools, 1 secondary school, 1
village, over 400 people

The work that Stellys Secondary School and GVI carried out
achieved the following:
Improved sanitation and hygiene for 195 secondary
school students through the provision of waterless
composting toilets
Added a collection system so that 5,200 litres of water
can be safely stored for drinking
Ensured a safe and consistent source for drinking water for the 175
people of Silana Village
Improved the classroom environment for 195 secondary school
students and 58 kindergarten students
Promoted early childhood development and learning through play by
creating outdoor play areas for 58 kindergarten students;

These projects have permanently improved available infrastructure in the
Dawasamu District and will have a long-term impact on the children and
community members of the region. This project has also helped to provide
the students of Stellys Secondary School with a valuable and direct insight
into the processes and challenges involved with international community
development projects.

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