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With Bugat and Baruunburen sum school libraries complete we want to say thank you again so much to Anne, Aliocha, and Capucine who have helped us so much this past year. Their fundraising efforts sponsored these two libraries and we are truly grateful for the amazing work they put into helping our programs. We can’t wait until you guys visit and see the schools for yourself!

Sincerely,
Edurelief staff 

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Come see the photos of the ceremony for our recently completed Bugat sum school library project! 170 children and 16 teachers who previously did not have a library now have access to wonderful new books!

We’re excited to share with you that just before Christmas we completed the first library sponsored by Capucine and Aliocha’s Library fund in the town of Baruunburen (map). We’ve been working hard on this program since the summer, partnering with a volunteer team from France to renovate the library room at the Baruunburen school, and bring in new library materials, shelves, a new laptop computer, and lots and lots of books.

Baruunburen is where everything began for us back in 2006 when we started our first school library project at the town’s public school. And now, three years later, we are proud to be able to complete a second project, this time at a smaller school serving nearly 200 students from poor families living in the town.

We’ve already had reports back from the school that the children’s interest in reading has greatly increased as they go through their new library and teachers are now able to give lessons from government approved textbooks instead of simply on blackboards. We are so proud of the students at this school and look forward to continuing to work with them in the coming years to help give this community a better future.

Many thanks to Capucine and her brother Aliocha, our youngest supporters who have awed us with their fundraising capabilities, raising enough funds for at least two school library programs. We’ll be completing their second project shortly at a 1st-9th grade school in a little town called Bugat (map). Stay tuned for updates!