We are a cultural association from Suceava (arboroasa.ro).

Together with several associations in Ukraine, we wish to establish a multi-function cultural center with a library in rural Ukraine, because rural youth needs cultural activities to disconnect the from the daily tensions of war.

Since March 2024, we have collected, sorted and packaged books from private donors all over the country. We managed to gather 20 thousand books in Latin alphabet, which need a home.

Also we think it is important to help youth in rural Ukraine read more, mostly in the Latin alphabet. Young people and children often use smartphones with Cyrillic scripts and unfortunately they end up reading the Russian internet.

We will send the collected money to our partners in Ukraine. They need this money to build a cultural center (or to buy an old house in a village and repair it) and give our books a new home, in a new cultural center.

For this specific project, we are involved in a consortium together with five well-known local nonprofit organizations. This project is a testcase - if successful, it will be multiplied in more places. Twenty thousand books can be used in twenty places.

Thank you for your support!