National Library initiative brings books to school near occupation line

Students of a public school in a village near the Russian occupied region of Georgia – Tskhinvali (South Ossetia) received books to celebrate the World Book Day this Sunday.

Chairperson of the Parliamentary Education, Science and Culture Committee, Mariam Jashi visited the village of Tirdznisi with the representatives of Venus Georgia Clinic and the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia, whose initiative known on social media as ‘Equilibrium’ has involved volunteers in efforts to restore and establish literary spaces in remote places across Georgia since 2012.

This is the school that has been burnt down during the [Georgian-Russian] war [in 2008] and that was later restored. We met with the students and teachers who have practically saved the building”, Jashi said.

Tirdznisi in Shida Kartli region is located very close to the occupation line. The village does not have a library. This is why, Jashi said, the books are the best presents.

Although living along the occupation line complicates the lives of these children, their parents and teachers, they have not abandoned traditional dancing, singing and learning”, Jashi said.

She thanked the National Parliamentary Library of Georgia for the Equilibrium project aimed at "restoring the equilibrium (or balance) of education” by giving access to people to read more and more books to expand their knowledge.