In Canada, the first day of school is surrounded by such buzz and hype that it’s hard to ignore – even if you don’t have children. That tongue-in-cheek Staples commercial begins airing mid-summer and it seems that stores start stocking pencils and paper mere hours after the school doors are locked in June.
And as children across Canada are taking a break from their studies for March Break, the school year is just beginning in Peru.
Yet, Peruvian President Ollanta Humala had to remind parents to send their children to school yesterday. During a visit to Peru’s northern Piura region last week, he told parents that, “Poverty is not a hereditary disease, our children do not have to be poor if we are poor. If we provide them with education and health care, we will give them a chance to change.” (You can read the full article here.)
Which is a perfect segue to an update on our Tucsa Biblioteca program: Furniture is being moved into the new space this week and the community will soon have a warm and welcoming space for children to access books, computers, and other resources to enrich their studies!
by Meagan Ross, Executive Director