We were able to return in time to the community of Huarrago for a
meeting with parents of children with projectable capabilities, organized by
Doña Angela Burga in her hospitable house.
Sharing our frustrated journey, we asked Ángela when would be the best
time of the year to come visit, so as to avoid future inconveniences. She
looked at us sadly and told us how the climate has changed drastically; before
they knew when the rain would come and they could regulate their work in the
fields. Now everything is so much more uncertain.
This is a problem that all our coordinators and volunteers of the
network are facing – their hard work is made harder by the erratic climate.
It’s known that our coordinators travel from community to community to
exchange books and visit the Rural Libraries, but what is often unknown or
unseen is the long hours, and indeed the danger, involved in the journey.
Maybe many don’t see it because they don’t complain nor seek
recognition: a coordinator travels for the love of reading and the belief they
are helping spread a precious seed, a seed that was once abundant but now rare.
A seed that puts roots in the earth while reaching for the sky.
Lynda Sullivan
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