Making Room to Read

While trekking in Nepal in
1998, American John Wood saw
that many children couldn't
afford to go to school and
that schools in the poorest
rural areas had a chronic
shortage of books. It was a
transformational experience
for Wood that spurred him to
start a literacy program
called Room to Read.

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Making Room to Read

While trekking in Nepal in
1998, American John Wood saw
that many children couldn't
afford to go to school and
that schools in the poorest
rural areas had a chronic
shortage of books. It was a
transformational experience
for Wood that spurred him to
start a literacy program
called Room to Read.

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