HEALS

HOLISTIC EDUCATIONAL ADVISING AND LEARNING SERVICES

GIEVA Organization provides a holistic educational advising and learning services (HEALS). The HEALS is a collaborative effort anchored on partnership to create mutual values for university communities, students, parents, and other strategic partners. It is to create a sense of working together and build platforms for a culture of inclusion and sustainable development within the evolving global context.

A youth-educational- based organization for exchange of international students to share cultural experiences, stimulate spirit of service through volunteering, and inspire sustainable self-dependent mindset among youth through leadership training.

The HEALS’ partnership program is between the admission offices, Education Volunteer Organizations, International Test Bodies (Education Testing Services, American Collegiate Test), High Schools/Universities. GIEVA Organization provides international standard best practices in seeking qualified students with outstanding academic and leadership potentials; guide to navigate through admission processes; and advocate for academic financial supports.

We provide visa/pre-departure orientations; supervise student Internships, summer camp programs, and evaluate/monitor progress of students while studying at universities; We facilitate the establishment /strengthen leadership of HEALS Alumni program globally.

Holistic Educational Advising and Learning Services

What Do We Do?

As youth-educational- based organization, we provide exchange of international students to share cultural experiences, stimulate spirit of service through volunteering, and inspire sustainable self-dependent mind set among youth through leadership training.

GIEVA Organization provides international-based standard-best-practices in seeking qualified students with outstanding potentials; guides through admission processes; and advocate for academic financial aid.

We provide visa/pre-departure orientations; supervises student Internships, summer camp programs, and evaluate/monitor progress of students; and facilitates the establishment /strengthens leadership of HEALS Alumni program globally.

Why Do We Do It?

As a collaborative platform, HEALS addresses SEVEN basic objectives:

To avoid and minimize academic credential scams.
To facilitate recruitment/placement tours by bringing admission officers in touch with academically outstanding students in high schools in Nigeria.
To establish and facilitate benchmark standards for students’ interns, summer camp participants, and volunteer services.
To establish international-based standard for best practices of recruitments/placements of international students at affordable cost.
To identify students from poor families with outstanding, academic, leadership, sport, artistic, and music potentials for placements in universities globally.
To initiate future Young African Leadership movement with global relevance through educational exchanges.
To initiate the preparation of Nigerian High School graduate students to engage in Advanced Placement Program while waiting for college/university admissions.
To strengthen platforms for the placement of first degree graduate students in universities globally.

How Do We Do It?

To attract students with high academic, leadership, sports, and artistic potentials with minimum cost. Also, to provide access to, and opportunities for global education with twenty-first century relevance. The HEALS platform involves:

a. The organization of annual recruitment/placement tour program

b. The establishment of Partner- Schools Representative Forum to share ideas and resources;

c. The Representation of Academic Credential Evaluation Organizations as dispatcher.

d. Build and strengthen Partnerships with relevant organizations globally.

Under the HEALS platform, an in-country recruitment/placement team is charged with the responsibility to:

Identify students with outstanding academic, leadership, sport, music, and artistic potentials.
Prepare students through educational advising and mentoring.
Collaborate with Education advising bodies to connect students to accredited 2-years, and 4-years colleges and universities.
Provide in-country admission membership programs.
Facilitate and encourage the establishment of Advance Placement programs in Secondary Schools.
Facilitate/organize annual recruitment tours of International High Schools.
Provide visa/pre-departure orientations, and SEVIS Fee processing payment.

HEALS Roles in International Recruitment/Placements in the last Ten (10) Years:

GIEVA -HEALS Platforms involves in obtaining a verifiable academic record while providing educational advising/mentoring.

The academically qualified students go through application processes involving, academic credential evaluation:

Joint Admission & Matriculation Board (JAMB) examination (Nigeria Requirement)
Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), Graduate Record Examination (GRE), American Collegiate Test (ACT), Scholastic Admission Test (SAT), Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) (Global Requirement)
College Statement of Purpose essays.

The platforms Global Educational Advising Center (GEAC) to provide quality, timely, accurate, unbiased information about all accredited universities worldwide using World Higher Education Database (WHEDB).

Offers GIEVA Admission Processing Scholarship for academically outstanding students from poor families in rural/city slum communities.

Provides accurate, comprehensive, current, and unbiased information on educational opportunities in various part of the world.

NOTE: Does not endorse or rank any college or university, nor do we endorse services provided by any company or organizations in areas of visa procurement.

Prospective New Members

GIEVA-HEALS education advisers guide potential students through admission process into college of higher learning globally:

Attend mentoring and advising sessions two times per week.
Attend Leadership Training once a month.
Participate in Volunteer Training Program.
Participate in Entrepreneurial Impact and Value Innovation Program.
Admit as Associate GIEVA Volunteers Ambassador (GVA).
Register as member of GVA Network.

Advisers and Mentors will assist each member to:

Select and apply to appropriate institutions.
Provide information on Entrance Examination/Standardized tests requirements.
Advocate for application fee waivers.
Guide successful students for visa interviews and pre-departure orientation.

For More Information, Contact Atinuke Adegbile (Atinukea@gieva.org )

Educational Advising Centers Locations:

Abuja	Lagos	Jos
Lagos House Flr.3, Ste. 329, Ralph Shodeinde Street Abuja, FCT, Central Area +234 -703 525 0399; E-mail: contact@gieva.org Contact Adviser: Mrs. Zhebati Ogodo (ND) Tel: +234 8033783231	Kingsway Building, 51-52 Marina Via Martin Street Lagos, Nigeria +234 -703 525 0344; E-mail: contact@gieva.org Contact Adviser: Mr. Sunday Taiwo (RD) Tel: +234 813 7474995	ECWA Prod. Building RM 9 10, Kano-Beach Road, Jos, Plateau State +2348100289330; Email: contact@gieva.org Contact Adviser: Daniel Newton Obaka (CED) Tel. +2349069248771