The Diwan network is suffering from the coronavirus epidemic. Clearance sales, plant sales, concerts or canceled meals, the Redadeg, the race for the Breton language, postponed to 2021, events and festivals for the benefit of the Breton language and culture canceled this summer, these are all income from money that went missing this year. The charges, however, remain present for these associative schools where education is provided in the Breton language: any rents, salaries of non-teaching staff, all non-teaching costs, and even, for the most recent classes, teachers' salaries are paid by the network.
Result: 530,000 euros are missing to complete the network's budget this year, explains Lena Louarn, vice-president of the region in charge of languages in Brittany. The Regional Council is therefore announcing exceptional aid: 200,000 euros to help the immersion education network, which should help it make ends meet.
