sister cities of sarasota one world award 2015
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GSBI Founda,on
Educa,on to Change Lives
• Founded in 2001 as a tax exempt public non-‐profit educa,onal founda,on
• All volunteers • 100% of dona,ons go to help children • Since 2002, GSBI has sponsored the
annual educa,on of over 1,700 students
GSBI Founda,on
Projects
• Sponsor the Educa,on of Needy & Disadvantaged Children Globally
• Build Schools/Libraries Globally
• Global Virtual Classroom Programs
Educa,on Sponsorships
Thailand Tsunami – Adopted Krabi (a fishing village in SE Thailand) – Educated 80 students for 3 years – Village elders nego,ated agreements with families to pay back the sponsorship $ to a village micro lending fund when able
Building Projects
Chiang Rai, Province, Thailand
– 6 Schools plus 2 Libraries – Build in collabora,on & partnership with villages – Built with volunteer & supporters from USA – Average cost for 4 room structure was $10,000
Building Projects
Les Cayes, HaiB
• Ground Breaking 5/3/2015 • New Primary school with three classroom • In collabora,on with BuildOn.org