Open Ukraine Foundation: a Ukrainian Book for Every Child in Southern Bukovyna
Open Ukraine Foundation supported Ukrainian People’s House in collecting books for a Ukrainian school library in Southern Bukovyna. Ukrainian students from the Suchava District in Romania who study Ukrainian will be able to read Ukrainian literary works and textbooks and study their native language both in class and also for their personal growth. In May 2008, representatives of Chernivtsi’s Ukrainian People’s House will pass the books to their fellow-countrymen in the city of Siret and the villages of Myleshivtsi, Negostyn, and Balkivtsi.
For reference: according to the official data, over 8,500 Ukrainians reside in the Suchava District (unofficially - over 40,000 Ukrainians). At present nearly 1,700 students in the Suchava District are studying the Ukrainian language. Unfortunately, there is a shortage of both classical and modern literature in local libraries, which impedes native language learning.
