¡CARAJO ESCARABAJO!

tsotchke:

The meme is snarky; “Finally we have a quality education!’ while the library is is presumably a man and his two donkeys. It’s a valid critique of the Colombian government not providing an accessible and quality means of education for all of it’s people, particularly children living in poor communities.

The story behind the image is pretty inspirational.The biblioburro was created by Luis Soriano to provide rural (and thus poor) children a way to learn and expand their world. From PBS:

A decade ago, Colombian grade-school teacher Luis Soriano was inspired to spend his weekends bringing a modest collection of precious books, via two hard-working donkeys, to the children of Magdalena Province’s poor and violence-ridden interior. As Soriano braves armed bands, drug traffickers, snakes and heat, his library on hooves carries an inspirational message about education and a better future for Colombia.

 

And here’s a really nice video that gives a small idea of the lengths he goes to do this: