Edurelief

In 2007, we expanded our programs to target school libraries in
rural areas. We found some schools were still functioning, bringing in
children and making efforts to provide some sort of education. However,
these schools have nothing, no teachers manuals, no study books, and no
homework lesson books. Many of these communities depend on books for
their children’s development because they are too far out to even
receive radio or television programs. We built up our school library
program to reach and support the education of as many children as
possible. The program’s success was amazing. Thousands of children in poor, rural areas now have access
to textbooks as well as literature books in the Mongolian language
which are sparking renewed interest in learning and discovery.

How it works.
Our school library program partners with local printing companies in
Mongolia to produce books the schools require. We also make sure to
supplement the textbooks with literature and children's books to encourage development and knowledge of other
places around the world. Schools care for the books but open their
doors to their students as well as the local community. Locations where
we have run our school library program have seen a huge increase in
student reading and development. Also, we have learned that many local
community members are spending time at the school to read the books
themselves.