Por una mirada, un mundo;
Por una sonrisa un cielo; …
For a look, a world;
For a smile a sky; … Becquer
Although our main mission is to train our teachers, through modeling, in metacognitive reading strategies, reaching the classrooms and feeling the affection of our students, children between the ages of seven and eleven, expressed in hugs, smiles is an ineffable sensation. Reading not only opens doors, it opens hearts and heals wounds. Our noble activity is like the stem of a rose that is not only addressed to our teachers but also to our students, who day by day we see in them a greater attachment to reading. For this, not only motivation has been enough, but also a set of significant strategies that allowed reading to be efficient and meaningful.
My experience in this short time has been enriching, especially at a cognitive, emotional and spiritual level. In addition, the work environment among my colleagues is excellent and when one works in a motivating environment, ideas flow, the heart is enriched and thoughts are softened. From the first day I received their support, their advice and the truth is that I have learned a lot. The activity that we develop in Living Libraries is, perhaps, a quixotic task, because the windmills of reading apathy are strong, but as Bécquer said: “…as long as there is hope... there will be poetry.”
Carlos Tomás Rodríguez Ríos Trainer of Living Libraries Arequipa - Peru
From Jeremy: I’m as excited as I’ve ever been about the work going on with CUDA. It’s special, important, kingdom work. Amazon recently killed their “Amazon Smile” program where they would donate an infinitesimally small percentages of purchases to us. I’m looking for five families who could commit to donate $25/month to CUDA through the rest of the year (and beyond!)—if that’s you, would you consider setting up a recurring donation.
