The Beneficiary
Cathedral Giving By Design is an annual philanthropic community outreach project sponsored by the Episcopal Church Women of the Cathedral of St. Philip. Each year, a different non-profit in the Atlanta community is selected as the beneficiary.
All net proceeds from Cathedral Giving By Design go directly to the beneficiary. More than just fundraising, the event increases community awareness about the beneficiary and expands their base of supporters and advocates.
Our 2026 Beneficiary
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HISTORY
The seeds of Global Village Project were planted in 2007 by a group of volunteers who came together to support and tutor five teenaged Afghan girls in Clarkston, Georgia.
By 2009, they’d founded Global Village Project, the only school in the country dedicated to meeting the educational needs of refugee young women and preparing them for high school.
PURPOSE
As a nonprofit middle school,
Global Village Project's full-day, tuition-free academic program serves refugee girls from all over the world.
The GVP approach is designed not just to include refugee young women, but to center their voices, backgrounds, and experiences in everything we do.
MISSION
GVP students arrive in the U.S. with limited literacy, minimal English proficiency, and unique needs. GVP bridges these gaps through an intensive, holistic academic model grounded in English language and literacy instruction, STEAM learning, wellness and social-emotional support, and long-term mentorship. Students are nurtured in a strengths-based community where they rebuild confidence, identity, and belonging.