The highlight of our visit this month to the Ashaninka Project in Peru was being asked to open the
new school for our partner village Saboroshiari by smashing a gourd of masato (manioc beer). It’s
the forest equivalent of a bottle of champagne.
“I am so proud of our new school. We’ve never had a proper building before. The structure would
always collapse and the children would lose out on schooling. This building will last a very long
time and be good for the whole community. Thank you.”
Vanessa Quirigua, Saboroshiari School Teacher
Saboroshiari chose to spend their precious Cool Earth funds to improve the education of the
village’s children. They know more than anyone that the forest is only safe when there is a village
in a strong enough position to protect it. This doesn’t just mean satellite radio, GPS and forest
patrols, but also health, education and livelihoods. It’s a theme that rings true for every single
one of our projects throughout the world.
Thanks to our supporters, Cool Earth is ensuring the world’s most vulnerable rainforest is
safeguarded by its best possible custodians – the people that live there.

Vivienne and Daphne Fight To End Ecocide

Splashed across an exquisitely designed t-shirt with the slogan “Cool Earth. Papua New Guinea” was Daphne – a girl from Cool Earth’s partner village in eastern Papua New Guinea. Daphne is joining Vivienne in her fight to protect the environment.

No one is more vulnerable to changes in the environment than Daphne and her village, which is at-risk of being washed away by rising sea levels. Their forest is also under threat from being turned into a palm oil plantation.

Vivienne and husband Andreas used their Paris Show to show support for End Ecocide – a campaign that aims to make the destruction of ecosystems a crime. Daphne’s world saving t-shirt will be on sale with Vivienne’s Gold Label Spring/Summer 2015 range. Cool Earth is raising funds to be able to offer Daphne and her village a chance to keep their forest standing.