Geogra3: Supporting the SDGs

This week's post is a little different.  I wanted to update you on how members of the Geography Teacher Box vault are not only making a difference in their classrooms, but they are also having a significant impact in communities around the world.

For those of you who are new to the Geography Teacher Box, each quarter I donate a portion of the profits generated from the GTB vault to a sustainable project designed to prevent carbon emissions, while also helping to support vulnerable communities and protecting habitats.

So far we have supported projects providing clean water for families in Laos, a 20MW biomass project in rural India, improved cookstoves in Peru and the Betulia energy and biodiversity restoration project in Honduras.

This month I have chosen to support the Mozambique safe water project, through Gold Standard.  It reduces the risk of water borne illnesses and the need to boil water for purification, which exposes households to hazardous air pollution. This saves thousands of tonnes of firewood per year and reduces CO2 emissions. 

More info about the project can be found by following this link.

It's important to me, and probably to you as fellow Geography teachers, that the projects supported are worthwhile and ultimately sustainable.  I wanted to be able to support more than just a plant a tree initiative, so i'm please to say that this project is helping to address the following four SDGs:

I think it is also important to note that our contribution represents 1 tonne of CO2 prevented from entering the atmosphere with verified benefits to local communities and ecosystems:

So thank you to my members once again for your support of the GTB vault and enabling projects like this to be given a helping hand. You really are a wonderful community and I’m extremely grateful.

PS - I love nothing more than supporting Geography teachers as we are a pretty awesome bunch.  So here are five ways that I can help you….

1. The GTB Vault - Classroom-ready presentations and worksheets so you never need to feel guilty about showing a video in class again! New pick up and go lesson resources added every month.
2. Changing China - a set of 10+ classroom-ready lessons for students aged 11-44, with homework activities and an assessment PLUS a set of Youtube lessons that you can provide for absent students.
3. The Geography Teacher Box bookstore - boost your subject knowledge while supporting local independent bookshops
4. Tote-ally Geography - A newly created store with tote bags designed specifically for geography teachers.
5. Connect with other like-minded Geography teachers and share resources (suitable for teachers of students aged 11-18) - The GTB Facebook Group