Who we support
CORVA raises money in order to make donations to worthwhile organizations throughout the world.  Though we make occasional donations to larger organization such as
the Red Cross after the Asian Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina, we generally offer our support to smaller grass-roots projects such as the types with which we worked as
Peace Corps volunteers.  Below are just some of the organizations to which we've made donations in recent years.  We've included links to websites wherever we could so
that you can learn more about these great projects.

If you're familiar with an organization that you feel is worthy of our attention and financial support, then - by all means - please send us an Email with details about it.  We're
not looking for anything formal, just some basic info with a website link (if available) and information on what they do and how we can get a donation to them.  With our last
round of donations in 2006, we were able to make donations to each organization that was suggested to us.  Please note, however, that we tend to avoid religious and
political organizations as Peace Corps and CORVA are both non-religious and non-political.  Thanks!


Click here to learn more about the Kenya Mural Project we're supporting
Columbus, OH
Mongolia
Castries, St. Lucia
International
Afghanistan - Afghanaid

Suggested by Lisa Swaim, RPCV Ukraine 1993-1995. Her friend
(RPCV Kyrgyzstan), worked in Afghanistan from 2001-2005, and
recommended this organization. It works directly with over
500,000 adults and children focusing on long term sustainable
development in rural areas.

2006 - $500
Africa - Books for Africa

"Books For Africa is the largest shipper of donated textbooks to
the African continent. Books for Africa has shipped over 15
million primary, secondary, post-secondary, and community
library books to 27 countries since 1988."

2006 - $500 (CORVA makes annual donations to Books for
Africa)                    Thank you
Bolivia - Orphanage

More details to follow.  This donation is being made at the
suggestion of our friends at the Global Gallery and is being
facilitated by Kelly Suhoza.

2006 - $500
El Salvador - Epilogos Charities

"Seeking to bring about lasting relief to victims of poverty through
education, leadership training, and community development,
while respecting the dignity and independence of all people."

2006 - $500 (Previous donation made in 2005)
Ghana - Orphanage

A friend of Jamie's is traveling to Ghana to work at an orphanage
for a couple of weeks.  In the time leading up to her departure in
December 2006, we helped collect art supplies to donate to the
school.  In addition, we made a donation to help them purchase
what they couldn't collect in advance.

2006 - $200
Guinea - Girl's Lock In         Thank you

Education and empowerment for girls in Guinea.  It's a day camp
of sorts put on by PCVs in conjunction with a local NGO:
APROFIG - Association Pour la Promotion des Filles Guineene.  
Gretchan Cochran's daughter, Willa, is the PCV through whom
we're learning about this project.

2006 - $200
India - S.P.J. Sadhana School ( Indian School for the Autistic)

Suggested by Jodie Lee, this school works with developmentally
challenged children.

2006 - $1200 to buy 60 chairs for classrooms     Thank you
Kenya - Camp G.L.O.W. (Girls Leading Our World)

Donation made to help PCV Amber Robbins. Camp G.L.O.W. is a
one-week day camp dedicated to leadership development for
girls.  Camp G.L.O.W. is put on by PCVs around the world.

2006 - $200 (previous donation made to Camp G.L.O.W.
Bulgaria)
Malawi - Malawi Children's Village

CORVA makes annual donations to this great organization.  
Originally founded by a Peace Corps Volunteer, it's now a
self-sustaining organization for children orphaned by AIDS.  

2006 - $500   (Annual donations made)  
Heifer International                              Thank you

Heifer International is a non-profit organization whose goal is to
help end world hunger and poverty through self-reliance &
sustainability.

2006 - $400
Pedals for Progress   

Pedals for Progress donates used bicycles, but also promotes
self-sustaining bicycle repair business in developing economies
around the world.

2006 - $200 (Previous donation made in 2005)    Thank you
Columbus, OH - CATF - Columbus AIDS Taskforce    

CATF's mission is to fight the spread of HIV, reduce its
transmission, stigma and the resulting discrimination through
education and awareness, and provide quality services to
individuals and families affected by HIV/AIDS.

2006 - $200 (Previous donation made in 2005)       Thank you
Columbus, OH - Columbus Zoo - Adopt An Animal  

CORVA started supporting the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium a few
years ago when we decided to adopt an adult and baby Asian
Elephant.  Since then we've adopted a Clown Fish and a
Bonnethead shark.  This time around we're coming out of the water
to adopt a bat!

2006 - $100 (Previous donations made in 2005, 2004)  

Western Lowland Gorilla
Columbus, OH - Grandma's Gifts

Heather Brown recommended this organization as her fellow
student, Emily Douglas, founded it.  "Grandma’s Gifts is an
organization that works to provide food, clothing, books, toys,
glasses, school supplies, scholarships, and educational
experiences to children, families, schools, businesses, and
organizations in Appalachian Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky."

"Emily hopes that Grandma's Gifts will raise awareness of
economic hardship in the Appalachian Ohio region, bridge the
cultural gap between Appalachia and the rest of the United States ,
and show other young people how service to the community can
be a fun and worthwhile endeavor.”

2006 - $500
Maine - Seeds of Peace

Suggested by Bill Gordon, it's a “Non-profit, non-political
organization that helps teenagers from regions of conflict learn the
skills of making peace.”

2006 -$500
National
India