Indonesia: They give rubbish and pick up books

A librarian on the island Java of Indonesia He came up with a special way to help the children in his area read more, but also to help with cleanliness. He lends them books of his library in exchange for the garbage collected by children.

Every day, the Raden Roro Hedarty, takes her tricycle full of books in the carriage and wanders the streets of the village Mudang. She gives the books and takes plastic cups, nylon bags and other rubbish which she then carries with her. As reported in the agency Reuters, is her own method to encourage them to read more and learn the value of environmental protection.

As soon as she appears in the village, the young children surround her tricycle, many accompanied by their mothers, and ask for books. They all carry with them bags full of garbage that they deliver to her as the books leave quickly.

She said she was pleased that the children would spend more time with a book in hand than on a videogames console. He says this will also help children avoid the dangers and pitfalls of the internet. THE Jiah Palupi, head of the central library of the area, stressed that her work Hedarty Their own work also helped a lot in their effort to fight young children’s addiction to videogames.

Every week, the Raden Roro Hedarty, collects about 100 kg of garbage. Then, her associates sort and either sell some of them or give them away for recycling. In total, she owns 6,000 books which she lends and revealed that she is considering expanding to areas other than the central Javanese.

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