E X P L O I T I N G O U R B E I N G L O C A L & G L O B A L T O T H E F U L L
Locally :
• We can identify and propose ‘ Candidates ’ - individuals and families that would benefit from GDG School Sponsorship or Vocational Trainings –( downloadable ‘ Candidate Proposal ’ forms will be available on GDG website ).
• We can implement Vocational Trainings DIRECT with those in need .
• We can volunteer to run Business Trainings in our own area : ‘ Start - Up Business ’ and ‘ Business Growth ’ Trainings as well as Bespoke Coaching .
Financial Independence Empowers Women with Freedom of Choice
Increased Literacy Improves Quality Of Life and Opens Opportunities
Globally :
• We can volunteer our time and skills to help set up and run GDG ; there is lots to do behind the scenes !
• Your Company can become a GDG Founder Sponsor !
• You personally can donate funds for the start-up of the organisation
• We can source skilled Trainers from specific sectors ; individuals willing to share their knowledge & expertise with others .
• We can ALL purchase gift and promo items from ‘ Glocal Fusion ’ Online Store !
H I S T O R Y A N D P I L O T P R O J E C T S
The GDG concept was first formed in 2010 . The vision then was for ‘ Giving Direct Globally ’ & Pilot Projects were undertaken in West Africa , focusing on ‘ Providing Clean Drinking Water to a Rural Community in Sierra Leone ’ and ‘ Empowering Women by Supporting Women-Run Small Businesses ’ in Ghana and Nigeria .
Thanks to these Pilot Projects and Industry feedback , the idea developed further and evolved into ‘ Giving Direct Glocally , which has a more flexible approach to giving ; both globally and locally . ( A report on our Pilot Projects will be available on GDG website )
Feedback from the industry revealed that many are of the conviction that ‘ Charity starts at home ’ and prefer to give locally rather than to foreigners abroad – ‘ Giving Direct Glocally ’ has the flexibility to support also this giving preference and to back fundraising and giving programmes & projects in any country of the world where Global Mobility Professionals live and work – in other words ‘ Glocally ’!
As we are business people , accustomed to demanding high productivity ; we expect results from any giving programme we commit to . Consistent with corporate demanding high ROI ( return on investment ), we demand high ROD , ‘ Results On Donations ’ – we want to see that what we give really reaches the intended target and that it is used in the most effective and results- oriented way possible ! GDG can guarantee results as we work and give DIRECT !
GDG Model is Not to Solicit Donations or Provide Handouts ! ‘ Give a man a fish and feed him for a day – teach him how to fish and feed him for a lifetime !’ ( unknown )
Every Child Has The Right To Education ! Every Woman Has The Right To Choose !