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In 2009, Chessa Forer was a member of a team of eight teachers who traveled to Uganda to work collaboratively with their Ugandan colleagues. Over a two-week intensive workshop led by Bank Street College faculty member, Ginny O’Hare, teachers from both countries learned innovative techniques to improve the quality of teaching and learning at each of our five primary schools.

Returning to New York, where she teaches at the Chapin School in Manhattan, Chessa wanted to continue to contribute to the children she came to know and love. Through her art, she has found a way. Chessa recently sold four of her beautiful photographs and donated the proceeds, $600 to Positive Planet. Chessa, your photographs are made even more beautiful by your generous gift. As we say in Uganda:

This photograph is entitled Curiosity, and was one of the works sold by Chessa Forer

Webale-Nyo!! Thank you very much!!



Brick making

Click the image to contribute via GlobalGiving

Positive Planet’s Brick by Brick Program is being featured on GlobalGiving, check it out by clicking on this link to GlobalGiving.

The program trains local masons to operate eco-friendly brick press machines which will displace polluting kilns, developing job opportunities and provide bricks for infrastructure improvements at schools to support education.



Now that we’re on Facebook, we’ve gone ahead and set up a Facebook Cause for ourselves (read more about Causes).  If you’re on Facebook and want to become an official supporter of the “Help Positive Planet” Cause–which, by the way, does not require any donation–visit this link:

http://www.causes.com/causes/494334

Positive Planet on Facebook Causes (click to visit)

Positive Planet on Facebook Causes (click to visit)

Now, if you are interested in donating money to Positive Planet, Causes make this easy… and you don’t have to be on Facebook to donate.  Visit this link to donate to Positive Planet:

http://bit.ly/pp-donate

We appreciate any help you give, whether it’s monetary or simply joining the cause… please tell all your friends that you think may be interested in helping us, too.