2. ABOUT JOHN WOOD
• John Wood was a overworked Microsoft
executive that decided to go to Nepal.
While he was hiking he visited a school.
While in that school he confronted the
inadequacy of the school and decided to
founded a non-organization that is on
giving literacy and gender equality on
education to thirld world countries.
3. JOHN WOODS ACHIEVEMENTS
• As of 2016, Room to Read has led over 2,400 school infrastructure projects, opened
over 18,000 libraries filled with 16 million books, and published over 1,200 original
new local-language children's book titles with local authors and artists. There are
over 37,000 girls who have benefited from participation In the organization's long-
term girls education program.
• Wood was selected for the inaugural class of Young Global Leaders by the World
Economic Forum and was awarded Microsoft's first "Alumni of the Year" award by
Bill and Melinda Gates. Wood has served on the Board of Directors for Net Impact
and One Acre Fund, and is currently an Advisory Board member of Global Citizen
Year, New Story and Possible Health.
4. JOHN WOODS WORKS
• John wood wrote books to inspire children
to take action to help themselves
• He wrote books like ‘Zak the Yak with Books
on his Back’
• "You Say You Want a Revolution?”
• "The Ultimate Second Act"
5. JOHN WOODS PERSONAL LIFE
• Wood lives with his wife Amy Powell in Hong Kong. He
travels roughly 200 days per year for media, public
speaking and fund-raising opportunities.His Twitter ID is
@johnwoodRTR and he currently has approximately
380,000 followers. His hobbies include running, skiing,
hiking, travel, reading, and He has run 13 marathons,
traveled to over 50 countries, appeared as an extra in Law
and Order and is currently working on his fifth book.
6. THE END
Thank you for listening
Credits:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Wood_(activist)
