By Mitch Belkin | Program Coordinator
Hey ya'll!
As you know, Radarami was established to connect intellectually hungry Georgians with information about the world beyond Georgia’s borders—a world that's only available to speakers of major languages. Publishers simply aren't interested in the small Georgian market so Georgians find themselves in the dark when it comes to major global issues. It is with your help that we are pulling them out of the dark and connecting Georgians with new ideas.
These past three months, here's what we've been up to:
In May, we printed Franklin Foer's “How soccer explains the world”, which discusses globalization by examining the role and reach of soccer. Radarami held an extremely successful two-part launch in the main library of Zestaponi and at the democracy center in Kutaisi. Our two guest speakers were Dato Turashvili, the acclaimed contemporary Georgian author, and Dato Chkhladze, a Radio Liberty Journalist. The Zestaponi event had over 80 people in attendence.
In July, Radarami launched "Work Hard. Be Nice." by Jay Mathews in two towns in Shida Kartli region, Gori and Ruisi. The book follows the story of two Teach for America fellows who set out to remake the education model and founded the Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) which is currently used across the U.S. The guest speaker was a local school teacher. Teachers and students came to listen to information about our mission, "Work Hard. Be Nice." and our previous books.
In August, most Georgians are on vacation, so we are not having any events this month. However, as always, Radarami is working to found partnerships with other organizations and ministries. Recently, we entered a partnership with the Ministry of Education and Culture of Abkhazia in exile to distribute our books to the Gali region of Abkhazia starting in September/ October. They own the only mobile library in Georgia in order to reach Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) villages and we made a deal to house Radarami books on this vehicle.
Our tenth book coming out is "Complications: A Surgeon's Notes on an Imperfect Science" by Atul Gawande which explores the limits of medicine through stories and interviews. The Radarami team is excited to launch this book in September after Georgians return from their August holiday. We have provided you with a picture of the cover (it's the aquamarine one).
If you have any other questions or comments, please email mitch@radarami.org.
Warm wishes from Tbilisi,
The Radarami Team
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