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Privacy Notice
Greenheart International
Effective Date: 1/9/2019
This privacy notice describes how Greenheart International collects, uses, and discloses Personally Identifying Information (also known as “PII”) or Personal Data (collectively “Personal Information”) from and about users of Greenheart International websites. This privacy notice also applies to any associated paper forms. Please read this privacy notice before using Greenheart International websites or submitting any personal information.
These practices may be changed at any time. Changes will be posted along with the date of the change. You should review this privacy notice when you visit Greenheart International websites to make sure that you understand how Personal Information is collected, used, and disclosed.
The Personal Information you provide to us is only used to:
We may use non-Personal Information for additional reasons described in the remainder of this privacy notice.
If you identify yourself to us by sending us an email with questions or comments, we may retain your comments for future reference.
Greenheart collects Personal Information, which is information that on its own or in combination with other information may be used to identify, contact, or locate an individual. Examples include:
Greenheart International collects other information that relates to you but does not identify you. Examples include clickstream data and web-browsing information (such as the date and time you visit a website, whether you click on various advertisements or links and the search terms you enter when using a website), and information about your computer, device and internet connection, and geographic location.
We collect Personal Information from you in the following ways:
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Information provided under one of the four preceding bullet points will not be used by those receiving it for marketing purposes, unless specifically authorized by the user.
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Greenheart International websites are hosted and maintained in the United States of America. Your Personal Information may be transmitted to countries outside of the European Economic Area, including the United States of America. You can obtain details of the mechanism under which your personal data is transferred outside the EU by contacting us. If your Personal Information is transferred outside the European Economic Area to third party service providers, we will take steps to ensure that your Personal Information receives the same level of protection as if it remained within the European Economic Area, including by entering into data transfer agreements using the European Commission approved Standard Contractual Clauses, or by relying on certification schemes such as the EU–US Privacy Shield.
Greenheart International websites use cookie and tracking technology to collect non-Personal Information. Our system also automatically gathers information about areas you visit on our websites, and about the links you select from within one of our websites to the other areas of the World Wide Web or elsewhere online. We use such information in the aggregate to understand how our users as a group use the services and resources provided on our websites. This way we know which areas of our websites are preferred by our users, which areas need improvement, and what technologies are being used so that we may continually improve our websites. Personal Information cannot be collected via cookies and other tracking technology, however, if you previously provided us with your Personal Information, cookies may be tied to such information. Aggregate cookie and tracking information may be shared with third parties but that aggregate information does not identify individual website users. Our web servers do not record visitor email addresses unless that information is submitted by the visitor. We may determine what technology is available through your browser to provide you with the most appropriate version of a web page. Greenheart International uses Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, Gravity Forms, Yoast, Formstack, Calendly, GoOverseas, and other web traffic tracking tools.
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Greenheart International only retains data for as long as necessary for the purposes indicated in this privacy notice or for such other period as may be permitted or required by law.
For children age 14-16, Greenheart International takes additional steps to protect their Personal Information. We do not intend to collect Personal Information from children aged 13 or younger. These additional steps include:
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Please contact us using the following information for more information about this privacy notice, to notify us of a concern or complaint, or to exercise any of the individual rights you may have.
Data Protection Officer
By mail: 742 N LaSalle Dr. Chicago, IL 60654 Suite 300, USA
By email: click here
By phone: +1 312-944-2544
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Every year, Greenheart awards Global Impact Grants to participants and alumni who want to make a difference in their world. In May 2022, one of our winners was Samuel, from Ghana, previously on the Summer Work Travel program. Recently, Samuel’s project, “Raising Heroes out of Zeroes” created an enabling environment for kids to realize their full potential and unleashed this potential through literacy and skill development, using football (in America, soccer) as the catalyst. Here’s what he said about it:
Raising Heroes from Zeroes project targeted children of school going age that have dropped out of school due to learning difficulties and show keen interest in football. However on the first day of screening these out of school children did not show up so we resorted to work with children who are in school yet have learning difficulties.
Project came off from July 13-15 in a rural community called Avalavi, Volta Region about 150 kilometres from where I live in Accra.
We initially sourced 41 children and had to downsize to 25 based on age specifics and passion for football.
Through this project the approach was a multi stakeholder one.
The screening exercise gave special attention project a fair idea of specific learning difficulty of each child which went a long way to inform decisions moving forward. Teachers were given individual reports on the children to aid as a guide in supporting their learning. The children were taught to be submissive and cooperative in achieving the aims and objectives of the project.
During skill development we sought the expertise of coaches, donated jerseys, boots, hose, gloves which were handed over to the leadership for use. A football gala was organised where coaches had first hand observation of these children in play, coached the teams and came out with individual reports on their strengths and weaknesses. We set up a team for the children where weekly training sessions were put in place to enhance their skill development. The attendance and enthusiasm were fantastic.
Through it all, meals, snacks, water, drinks were provided. Culminating with entertainment and photography where the three day event came to a close.
A period to monitor the progress of this project followed suite where feedback received outlined the improvement in the mode of teaching and learning. Out of the group two children sat for the Basic Education Certificate Examination where they excelled. There has been steady progress in their weekly football training sessions. As the saying goes ‘ practice makes one perfect’
The project met a humanitarian need which was delivered and maintained on schedule within a specified budget. It was able to achieve expected outcome with its benefits expected to linger for successive cohorts. As the project lead, I actively participated holistically showing leadership by example. Due to few challenges we faced in the original envisaged community, we quickly switched to another location that was ready and accommodating. Each stakeholder got on board and played their role with enthusiasm whiles others through encouragement. They all embraced the objectives of the project and were willing to play an active part.
Other aspects of the needs of my community have been identified, such as the ratio of a student to a desk is not encouraging. There is acute shortage of desks for students to sit and write.
My next step will be to hopefully secure a Grant to tackle this need. However, my bigger picture will be to set up a Non-Governmental Organisation whose core competence will be to embark on humanitarian interventions in society through securing relevant support.
All in all, this project has been a thrilling one all the way from planning to implementation stages. This was a dream written down with timelines which made it a goal. My goal was broken down into steps which became my plan, my plan backed by my actions made my dream come true, through the power of networking.
Thank you Samuel for your hard work and dedication!
Click here if you’d like to donate to help Greenheart fund the Global Impact Grant program.