The Åsnebiblioteket Biblioburro is found today in several parts of Colombia. The purpose is to make the literature more accessible to those living in the countryside. It is in many ways a training effort, and it is necessary, says entrepreneur Luis Soriano.
- Education in the countryside lacks everything, he says.
The books are donated, and the supply is large: here are books by both Shakespeare, Mistral and about Gandhi, says Luis Soriano. And the idea has had a major impact.
- When we show the children that books are like a window to another life, they take them on.
See the full report in Babel on Sunday at 20:00 in SVT2.