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2010 World Vision Youth Ambassador: Georgia Germein in Nepal

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Georgia Germein

18 years old, South Australia

I live in the Adelaide Hills on a big bushland property with my family and lots of animals: sheep, goats, chooks, geese, ducks, horses, a donkey, dogs, a cat, birds and a rabbit.

I enjoy writing music and singing. I play the guitar, piano, bass, drums, and violin. I've recently recorded an album and am currently enjoying playing gigs around Adelaide.

I also enjoy going to church and running devotions at my youth group. As a job I teach swimming to young children around Adelaide.

I love to help people and last year I travelled to the Kalahari Desert in South Africa to teach disadvantaged students. I've also helped out Kosovo refugees, Sudanese youth and Adelaide's homeless. I'm having a gap year this year and next year I plan to go to uni - but I'm still deciding what to study!

You can visit my website at georgiagermein.com.au to hear some of my songs from Nepal and elsewhere.

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2010 World Vision Youth Ambassador: Georgia Germein

Georgia Germein, 18

South Australia

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Georgia : Don’t forget Nepal

Thursday, 16 September 2010

Famine is over. World Vision staff are frantically trying to get everyone to bank their funds raised. Potential future Youth Ambassadors are currently sending in their applications forms for the 2011 position. The SA Office is preparing the selection process that will take place in a matter of weeks. What ...

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Georgia : By giving up, you have given out

Friday, 27 August 2010

Over the famine weekend, it was eye opening for me to see the amount of you who truly got behind the whole idea of ‘giving up’. Whether it be giving up the use of both your arms while not talking, or giving up your bed to sleep under a bridge ...

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Georgia : VLog #3 - Walking to India

Wednesday, 18 August 2010

Staying just two kilometres from the Indian border allowed the Youth Ambassadors the novel opportunity to 'walk to India' in the morning - how many of us can say we've done that?
On the way though, Georgia was approached by a beggar and challenged in the knowledge that she had ...

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Georgia : VLog #2 : Youthful looks

Monday, 16 August 2010

Georgia's second Video Log (VLog) from her time in Nepal at the start of 2010 on the World Vision Study Tour.
Meeting people who look almost twice their age is confronting, yet getting behind their stories and understanding the full picture of their circumstances is really powerful too.
Again, Georgia ...

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Georgia : Can you help me?

Friday, 13 August 2010

When I visit schools, not only do I tell students about my trip to Nepal, but I also sing a song that I wrote while I was in Nepal.
The song is called ‘Can you help me?’ and it is about the many people that I met in Nepal ...

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Georgia : The bitter reality of the cold weather

Friday, 6 August 2010

At this time of the year, South Australia is freezing cold. I don’t know about the other states, but here in Adelaide, I find myself complaining about the cold weather a lot.
I live in the Hills, so it’s especially cold, and before leaving to go visit a school today, ...

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Georgia : VLog #1 - the streets, monkeys and poverty

Wednesday, 4 August 2010

My first video blog captures my initial reactions to being in Nepal - the sights and smells. This was when it become real for me.
"It's amazing being in the streets - there's people and animals everywhere, including monkeys - but the poverty is everywhere."
This is my first video blog of four that I recorded ...

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Georgia : Not long now until the 40 Hour Famine!

Thursday, 29 July 2010

With only a few weeks to go until the 40 Hour Famine weekend, it’s a perfect time to get your school pumped about doing something real.
I’ve visited heaps of schools in the past week, and it’s been great seeing students making such an impact on those around them.

Here ...

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Georgia : Back to School

Thursday, 22 July 2010

The holidays are over and it’s back to school for most South Aussie students. How excited are you to be heading back to school?

I visited a great bunch of kids from Settlers Farm Primary on their first day back after the holiday break. These students have raised over ...

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Georgia : The gift of birthdays, the gift of life

Thursday, 15 July 2010

July the 13th was not only my birthday, but it was the day Adelaide VGenners got together and hosted their new campaign for Child Health Now.
This was called 'Operation: Survive to Five'.
It was an amazing day where young people could come and learn about child health issues, ...

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Georgia : Eyes opened to the reality of poverty

Friday, 9 July 2010

Shout out to all the students of Mt Gambier! I really enjoyed meeting you at the GLC’s we held there in the past weeks, and seeing your passion for helping others grow throughout the day. Some of you told me that through the workshops we ran, your eyes were opened ...

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Georgia : We have the opportunity

Tuesday, 22 June 2010

I had the opportunity to go to Melbourne’s Global Leadership Convention on Friday at the Etihad Stadium, which was amazing! I had the opportunity, like at Sydney’s GLC, to sing to the delegates and be a voice for the people on Nepal.

Hamish had the opportunity to speak to the ...

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Georgia : Keep it up Australia / Child clubs in Nepal

Thursday, 17 June 2010

It was awesome going to Sydney's Global Leadership Convention at the Sydney Showgrounds, singing to the delegates & being a voice for the people of Nepal.
Tom's Youth Ambassador speech was amazing and very inspiring.

Great work to everyone who has helped contribute to the GLCs, particularly Bron, Dan, and ...

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Georgia : We can be a voice for the voiceless

Monday, 7 June 2010

Just got home from a full on day that was South Australia's Global Leadership Convention (GLC).
It was an incredible event.

There were delegates from schools far and wide who came to learn more about World Vision and the 40 Hour Famine, and how these students can play a ...

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Georgia : Adelaide GLC is fast approaching!

Thursday, 3 June 2010

Hey to all you Adelaidians - I look forward to seeing you at this year’s Global Leadership Convention on Monday next week. It’s going to be epic!
Act now.
Want to get along to a Global Leadership Convention?
They're during June 2010 for Australian secondary students.
Teachers have to register ...

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Georgia : What are you prepared for?

Thursday, 27 May 2010

In Nepal, there were so many things I saw that nothing could have prepared me for:

- Nothing could have prepared me for seeing rows of 5 year old girls carrying 25kg of wood tied to their backs, to sell before going to school,
- Nothing could have prepared me ...

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Georgia : Anita is proof we can make a difference

Thursday, 20 May 2010

This week I got to share my stories from Nepal with students from Cornerstone College, Temple College, and Urrbrae Agricultural High School.
Thanks to all the work you guys are putting in for the 40 Hour Famine – especially in your World Vision groups at school. You are making ...

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Georgia : Every bit counts

Thursday, 13 May 2010

Last Thursday I went to Rundle Mall in the city (Adelaide) and helped out at a big World Vision display promoting Fairtrade Fortnight.
During Fairtrade Fortnight you can swap particular items you'd normally buy for fair trade things for two weeks, such as eating fair trade chocolate instead of regular chocolate. ...

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Georgia : The lengths some have to go to, for food

Thursday, 6 May 2010

I went to Prescott South Primary School on Wednesday and had an awesome time. I was so impressed to see that so many of the kids are participating in the famine.
Great work everyone!

Being at a school reminded me of all the schools we visited in Nepal....

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Georgia : Our worries & Youth Ambassadors reunite

Thursday, 29 April 2010

Last week I was in Melbourne to catch up with all the Youth Ambassadors for the first time since we all went to Nepal.
It was fantastic to not only see everyone again, but to share stories with each other and becoming even more motivated about the year ahead.

In Melbourne ...

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