[LM_NET] SHARE: Three Cups of Tea

[Barbara Braxton <barbara.288@BIGPOND.COM>]

Quite by chance I have discovered this book - Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission 
to Promote Peace
. . . One School at a Time - by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin  

"Over the past sixteen years, Greg Mortenson, through his nonprofit Central Asia 
Institute (CAI),
has worked to promote peace through education by establishing more than 130 
schools, most of them
for girls, in remote regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan." It is available in a 
number of formats
including a younger readers' edition.  http://www.threecupsoftea.com/ 

There is also a sequel that has just been released called Stones into Schools
http://www.stonesintoschools.com/ 

And from following the links, I discovered a child-centred fundraising venture that 
might appeal
called Pennies for Peace.  http://www.penniesforpeace.org/  "The Pennies for Peace 
service-learning
program includes: a K-12 curriculum, linked to standards with an assessment tool; 
an implementation
guide; fact sheets; printable maps, postcards, stickers & poster components; 
remarkable videos that
open the world of Pennies for Peace; and much more!"

I have no connection with the author or the organisation - indeed, I have only just 
placed an order
for Three Cups of Tea -  but I thought I would share what looks like an amazing 
story.
Barbara


Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
AUSTRALIA

E. barbara.288@bigpond.com
Together we learn from each other 

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