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John Wood was an executive at Microsoft who took a trip to Nepal seeking to reduce his stress. During his trip, he visited a school and was shocked by their lack of books and resources. This inspired him to start an organization to address this issue. He co-founded Room to Read in 2001 to increase literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries through programs like developing reading skills in primary students and supporting girls to complete secondary school. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools and 13,500 libraries benefiting 6 million children across 10 countries in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was born in 1964 in Connecticut. He worked as a Microsoft executive from 1991 to 1999 before taking a trip to Nepal to relieve stress. During his trip, he visited a school with few resources and was moved by the children's lack of access to books. The following year, he donated 3,000 books and later quit Microsoft to found Room to Read, a nonprofit focused on literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. As of 2012, Room to Read had established over 1,600 schools and 13,500 libraries benefiting 6 million children.
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The amazing entrepreneur John Wood helping many kids in Nepal by building libraries and schools.
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The amazing entrepreneur John Wood helping many kids in Nepal by building libraries and schools.
Bb valuesventure
The amazing entrepreneur John Wood helping many kids in Nepal by building libraries and schools.
Bb valuesventure
The amazing entrepreneur John Wood helping many Nepal kids in building libraries and schools.
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John Wood was born in 1964 in Connecticut and grew up in Pennsylvania. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado and an MBA from Northwestern University. From 1991-1999, Wood worked at Microsoft, holding several director positions. In 1998, while trekking in Nepal, Wood saw a school with few books and no computers. This inspired him to collect book donations from friends and family. He later co-founded Room to Read in 2001 to increase literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools and 13,500 libraries benefiting 6 million children.
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John Wood was born in 1964 in Connecticut and later settled in Pennsylvania. He holds degrees from the University of Colorado and Northwestern University. Wood worked at Microsoft from 1991-1999, holding several director roles. In 1998, while trekking in Nepal, Wood was inspired to start collecting book donations after seeing a school with no age-appropriate books. He returned with 3,000 donated books and later quit Microsoft to focus full-time on Books for Nepal, which became Room to Read. Currently operating in 10 countries, Room to Read focuses on literacy and gender equality in education.
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John Wood was born in 1964 in Connecticut. He worked as a Microsoft executive from 1991 to 1999 before taking a trip to Nepal to relieve stress. During his trip, he visited a school with few resources and was moved by the children's lack of access to books. The following year, he donated 3,000 books and later quit Microsoft to found Room to Read, a nonprofit focused on literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. As of 2012, Room to Read had established over 1,600 schools and 13,500 libraries benefiting 6 million children.
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The amazing entrepreneur John Wood helping many kids in Nepal by building libraries and schools.
Bb valuesventure
The amazing entrepreneur John Wood helping many kids in Nepal by building libraries and schools.
Bb valuesventure
The amazing entrepreneur John Wood helping many kids in Nepal by building libraries and schools.
Bb valuesventure
The amazing entrepreneur John Wood helping many Nepal kids in building libraries and schools.
John wood social entrepreneur
John Wood was born in 1964 in Connecticut and grew up in Pennsylvania. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado and an MBA from Northwestern University. From 1991-1999, Wood worked at Microsoft, holding several director positions. In 1998, while trekking in Nepal, Wood saw a school with few books and no computers. This inspired him to collect book donations from friends and family. He later co-founded Room to Read in 2001 to increase literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools and 13,500 libraries benefiting 6 million children.
John wood( social entrepreneur)
John Wood was born in 1964 in Connecticut and later settled in Pennsylvania. He holds degrees from the University of Colorado and Northwestern University. Wood worked at Microsoft from 1991-1999, holding several director roles. In 1998, while trekking in Nepal, Wood was inspired to start collecting book donations after seeing a school with no age-appropriate books. He returned with 3,000 donated books and later quit Microsoft to focus full-time on Books for Nepal, which became Room to Read. Currently operating in 10 countries, Room to Read focuses on literacy and gender equality in education.
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John Wood is a social entrepreneur and founder of Room to Read, a global non-profit focused on literacy and gender equality in education. After seeing a lack of books during a trek through Nepal, he was inspired to start collecting book donations which eventually led to founding Room to Read. Room to Read has now reached over 6 million children across Asia and Africa by establishing schools, libraries, and publishing books while also providing scholarships for girls.
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John Wood took a vacation in 1998 to the Himalayas where he visited a school with 450 children but only a handful of books. Inspired by the headmaster's request for books, Wood solicited 3000 book donations from friends and family via email from an internet cafe in Kathmandu. In 2001, Wood left Microsoft to found Room to Read, an organization that focuses on increasing literacy and gender equality in education across 10 developing countries in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was born in 1964 in Connecticut and grew up in Pennsylvania. He has degrees from the University of Colorado and Northwestern University. He worked at Microsoft from 1991-1999 before taking a vacation to Nepal where he was inspired to start Books for Nepal after seeing a school with few books. This later became Room to Read, which he co-founded in 2001 to focus on literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. As of 2012, Room to Read has benefited over 6 million children.
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John Wood was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a primary school in Nepal that had 450 students but only a handful of outdated books. He officially co-founded Room to Read in 2001 with Dinesh Shrestha and Erin Ganju to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries through programs that develop reading skills in primary schools and help girls complete secondary education. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools, 13,500 libraries, distributed 11 million books, published 707 books in local languages, and benefited 6 million children total across 10 countries in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was born in 1964 and holds degrees from the University of Colorado and Northwestern University's Kellogg School. He worked at Microsoft in marketing roles before taking a sabbatical in 1998 where he visited a Nepalese school with few books. This inspired him to found Room to Read, a nonprofit focused on literacy and girls' education in Asia and Africa that has now impacted over 6 million children.
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John Wood was inspired to start Room to Read after seeing the lack of books and resources at a Nepalese school during a trek in 1998. He left his job at Microsoft and co-founded Room to Read in 2001 to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. Room to Read has since opened over 10,000 libraries and 1,000 schools, supporting over 10,000 girls' educations across Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was born in 1964 and worked as a Microsoft executive before founding Room to Read in 1999 after being inspired during a trek through Nepal. He visited local schools there and was moved by the students' enthusiasm despite a lack of resources. This led him to quit Microsoft and build a global team through Room to Read to provide sustainable education solutions to rural villages.
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John Wood was a Microsoft executive who was inspired to start Books for Nepal after seeing the lack of resources in rural Nepalese schools. He left his job at Microsoft to focus full-time on collecting book donations. In 2001, he co-founded Room to Read with Dinesh Shrestha and Erin Ganju to focus on literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries across Asia and Africa. Room to Read has built over 2,400 schools, opened 18,000 libraries with 16 million books, and published 1,200 children's books to support literacy.
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John Wood is the founder of Room to Read, a global non-profit focused on literacy and gender equality in education. He worked at Microsoft for many years before taking a trek through Nepal in 1998 where he visited a school with few books. This inspired him to leave Microsoft and start Room to Read, which has since created over 7,500 libraries and 830 schools in Asia and Africa, helping millions of children access education.
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John Wood was born in 1964 and worked as an executive for Microsoft from 1991-1999 in various marketing roles. In 1998, while trekking through the Himalayas, Wood visited a Nepali primary school with 450 children but only a handful of age-appropriate books. Inspired to help, Wood returned a year later with 3,000 donated books, leaving his job at Microsoft to form Room to Read, which provides educational opportunities to children in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood is a social entrepreneur and founder of Room to Read, a non-profit focused on literacy and gender equality in education. He was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a school in Nepal with no age-appropriate books. He left his job at Microsoft to focus full-time on collecting book donations for the school, which grew into Room to Read. Now, Room to Read operates literacy and gender equality programs in Africa and Asia, helping many children access education.
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John Wood founded Room to Read after taking a break from his job at Microsoft in 1998. During his vacation in Nepal, he visited an under-resourced primary school and returned a year later with 3,000 donated books. This led him to leave Microsoft and focus full-time on improving literacy. Room to Read has since created over 3,000 schools and libraries across Asia and Africa, developing literacy for millions of children. What started as sharing John's love of reading locally has become a global movement distributing over 10 million books and educating more than 6 million children.
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John Wood quit his job at Microsoft to found Room to Read after visiting a remote Nepalese village school with few books locked away to protect them from the children. He was inspired to help address lack of education access in developing countries. Room to Read uses a business model approach focused on scalable and sustainable programs to build schools and establish libraries. It has now helped over 10 million children across Asia and Africa gain an education.
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The amazing entrepreneur JohnWood helping many Nepal kids in building libraries and schools.
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John Wood was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a school in Nepal that had very few books for the 450 students. He officially co-founded Room to Read in 2001 to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries through programs that develop literacy skills, a habit of reading, and life skills for girls. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools, 13,500 libraries, distributed 11 million books, published 707 children's books, and benefited 6 million children across 10 countries in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a primary school in Nepal that had 450 students but only a handful of outdated books. He officially co-founded Room to Read in 2001 with Dinesh Shrestha and Erin Ganju to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries through programs that develop reading skills and help girls complete secondary school. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools, 13,500 libraries, distributed 11 million books, published 707 children's books, and benefited 6 million children across 10 countries in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a primary school in Nepal that had 450 students but only a handful of outdated books. He officially co-founded Room to Read in 2001 with Dinesh Shrestha and Erin Ganju to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries through programs that develop reading skills and help girls complete secondary school. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools, 13,500 libraries, distributed 11 million books, published 707 books in local languages, and benefited 6 million children total across 10 countries in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a school in Nepal that had very few books for the 450 students. He officially co-founded Room to Read in 2001 to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries through programs that develop literacy skills, a habit of reading, and life skills for girls. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools, 13,500 libraries, distributed 11 million books, published 707 children's books, and benefited 6 million children total across 10 countries in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood is a social entrepreneur and founder of Room to Read, a global non-profit focused on literacy and gender equality in education. After seeing a lack of books during a trek through Nepal, he was inspired to start collecting book donations which eventually led to founding Room to Read. Room to Read has now reached over 6 million children across Asia and Africa by establishing schools, libraries, and publishing books while also providing scholarships for girls.
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John Wood was born in 1964 in Connecticut and worked at Microsoft from 1991-1999 in marketing roles. In 1998, while trekking in Nepal, he visited a poor primary school with few books and started Room to Read in 2001 to focus on literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. Room to Read has now opened 10,000 libraries, constructed 1,000 schools, and supports 10,000 girls through its education program.
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John Wood is a social entrepreneur and founder of Room to Read, a global non-profit focused on literacy and gender equality in education. After seeing a lack of books during a trek through Nepal, he was inspired to start collecting book donations which eventually led to founding Room to Read. Room to Read has now reached over 6 million children across Asia and Africa by establishing schools, libraries, and publishing books while also providing scholarships for girls.
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John Wood took a vacation in 1998 to the Himalayas where he visited a school with 450 children but only a handful of books. Inspired by the headmaster's request for books, Wood solicited 3000 book donations from friends and family via email from an internet cafe in Kathmandu. In 2001, Wood left Microsoft to found Room to Read, an organization that focuses on increasing literacy and gender equality in education across 10 developing countries in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was born in 1964 in Connecticut and grew up in Pennsylvania. He has degrees from the University of Colorado and Northwestern University. He worked at Microsoft from 1991-1999 before taking a vacation to Nepal where he was inspired to start Books for Nepal after seeing a school with few books. This later became Room to Read, which he co-founded in 2001 to focus on literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. As of 2012, Room to Read has benefited over 6 million children.
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John Wood was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a primary school in Nepal that had 450 students but only a handful of outdated books. He officially co-founded Room to Read in 2001 with Dinesh Shrestha and Erin Ganju to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries through programs that develop reading skills in primary schools and help girls complete secondary education. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools, 13,500 libraries, distributed 11 million books, published 707 books in local languages, and benefited 6 million children total across 10 countries in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was born in 1964 and holds degrees from the University of Colorado and Northwestern University's Kellogg School. He worked at Microsoft in marketing roles before taking a sabbatical in 1998 where he visited a Nepalese school with few books. This inspired him to found Room to Read, a nonprofit focused on literacy and girls' education in Asia and Africa that has now impacted over 6 million children.
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John Wood was inspired to start Room to Read after seeing the lack of books and resources at a Nepalese school during a trek in 1998. He left his job at Microsoft and co-founded Room to Read in 2001 to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. Room to Read has since opened over 10,000 libraries and 1,000 schools, supporting over 10,000 girls' educations across Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was born in 1964 and worked as a Microsoft executive before founding Room to Read in 1999 after being inspired during a trek through Nepal. He visited local schools there and was moved by the students' enthusiasm despite a lack of resources. This led him to quit Microsoft and build a global team through Room to Read to provide sustainable education solutions to rural villages.
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John Wood was a Microsoft executive who was inspired to start Books for Nepal after seeing the lack of resources in rural Nepalese schools. He left his job at Microsoft to focus full-time on collecting book donations. In 2001, he co-founded Room to Read with Dinesh Shrestha and Erin Ganju to focus on literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries across Asia and Africa. Room to Read has built over 2,400 schools, opened 18,000 libraries with 16 million books, and published 1,200 children's books to support literacy.
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John Wood is the founder of Room to Read, a global non-profit focused on literacy and gender equality in education. He worked at Microsoft for many years before taking a trek through Nepal in 1998 where he visited a school with few books. This inspired him to leave Microsoft and start Room to Read, which has since created over 7,500 libraries and 830 schools in Asia and Africa, helping millions of children access education.
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John Wood was born in 1964 and worked as an executive for Microsoft from 1991-1999 in various marketing roles. In 1998, while trekking through the Himalayas, Wood visited a Nepali primary school with 450 children but only a handful of age-appropriate books. Inspired to help, Wood returned a year later with 3,000 donated books, leaving his job at Microsoft to form Room to Read, which provides educational opportunities to children in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood is a social entrepreneur and founder of Room to Read, a non-profit focused on literacy and gender equality in education. He was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a school in Nepal with no age-appropriate books. He left his job at Microsoft to focus full-time on collecting book donations for the school, which grew into Room to Read. Now, Room to Read operates literacy and gender equality programs in Africa and Asia, helping many children access education.
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John Wood founded Room to Read after taking a break from his job at Microsoft in 1998. During his vacation in Nepal, he visited an under-resourced primary school and returned a year later with 3,000 donated books. This led him to leave Microsoft and focus full-time on improving literacy. Room to Read has since created over 3,000 schools and libraries across Asia and Africa, developing literacy for millions of children. What started as sharing John's love of reading locally has become a global movement distributing over 10 million books and educating more than 6 million children.
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John Wood was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a primary school in Nepal that had 450 students but only a handful of outdated books. He officially co-founded Room to Read in 2001 with Dinesh Shrestha and Erin Ganju to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries through programs that develop reading skills and help girls complete secondary school. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools, 13,500 libraries, distributed 11 million books, published 707 children's books, and benefited 6 million children across 10 countries in Asia and Africa.
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John Wood was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a school in Nepal that had very few books for the 450 students. He officially co-founded Room to Read in 2001 to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries through programs that develop literacy skills, a habit of reading, and life skills for girls. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools, 13,500 libraries, distributed 11 million books, published 707 children's books, and benefited 6 million children total across 10 countries in Asia and Africa.
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John J. Wood founded the global non-profit Room to Read after leaving his job at Microsoft in 1999. While trekking in Nepal, Wood visited an under-resourced primary school and was inspired to start collecting book donations. He eventually quit Microsoft to focus full-time on his organization, now called Room to Read. Room to Read has established over 17,000 libraries, constructed 1,930 schools, published over 1,000 books, and distributed over 15 million books to benefit nearly 10 million children across 10 countries in Asia and Africa by promoting literacy and gender equality in education.
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John Wood founded Room to Read after being inspired on a trek through Nepal, where he saw a school with hundreds of children but only a few books. He started by collecting book donations from friends and family. This grew into Room to Read, a nonprofit that has established over 13,000 libraries to improve literacy in developing nations. Room to Read has impacted over 4 million children through libraries, publishing books in local languages, and supporting girls' education.
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John Wood founded the global non-profit Room to Read after seeing poor education conditions in Nepal. He had previously worked at Microsoft for nearly a decade, holding various marketing and business development roles. In 1998, while trekking in Nepal, Wood visited a dilapidated school with too few books for the large number of students. Determined to help, he collected over 3,000 books within two months. He returned to Nepal with the books and was inspired to leave Microsoft in 1999 to focus full-time on improving literacy and gender equality in education through Room to Read. The organization has since constructed 1,930 schools, established 17,534 libraries, distributed over 15 million books, and benefited more than 9 million children.
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John Wood co-founded Room to Read in 2001 after being inspired on a trip to a remote Himalayan village. Room to Read is a non-profit organization that operates in 10 countries in Asia and Africa focusing on increasing literacy and gender equality in education. It has established over 12,500 libraries, published 10 million books, built over 1,500 schools, and supported more than 13,500 girls to graduate secondary school. In total, Room to Read has impacted the lives of 6 million children. John strives to bring corporate discipline to the non-profit sector to effectively achieve Room to Read's mission.
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John Wood is the founder and board co-chair of Room to Read, an organization that has provided educational opportunities to over 5 million children. He was inspired to start Room to Read after visiting a school in Nepal and seeing their lack of age-appropriate books. Wood left his job at Microsoft to focus full-time on collecting book donations, which led to the formation of Books for Nepal and eventually Room to Read. Through libraries, schools, and its girls' education program, Room to Read has increased access to education for children in developing countries.
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John Wood was born in 1964 in Connecticut and worked as an executive for Microsoft from 1991-1999. In 1998, he took a vacation to Nepal where he started "Books for Nepal" to donate books to schools. This later became Room to Read, which he co-founded in 2001 along with Dinesh Shrestha and Erin Ganju to focus on literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. As of 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools and 13,500 libraries benefiting 6 million children across Asia and Africa.
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John Wood co-founded Room to Read in 2001 with Dinesh Shrestha and Erin Ganju to focus on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. Originally starting as a side project to donate books in Nepal, Room to Read has now established over 1,600 schools and 13,500 libraries across 10 countries in Asia and Africa, distributing 11 million books and publishing 707 local language children's books to benefit 6 million children total. Room to Read celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2010 having opened its 10,000th library, constructed its 1,000th school, and supported its 10,000th girl through its Girls' Education program.
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John Wood was a Microsoft executive who visited a school in Nepal in 1998 and was shocked by their lack of books and resources. This inspired him to found Room to Read, a nonprofit dedicated to providing books, libraries, and schools in developing areas of Asia and Africa. Room to Read has since established over 19,000 schools, distributed over 20 million books, and benefited over 10 million children in multiple countries. Wood left his job at Microsoft to focus full-time on expanding educational opportunities through his organization.
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Three social entrepreneurs started organizations to improve education in developing areas. John Wood founded Room to Read after visiting a Nepalese village school and seeing their needs. Room to Read has since built over 1,450 schools across 10 countries, impacting over 11 million children. Greg Mortenson founded the Central Asia Institute after promising to build a school in Pakistan. They have constructed over 400 schools in remote areas of Central and South Asia. Jean Hoerni also helped establish Central Asia Institute after being moved by the poverty he witnessed in Pakistan's mountains. Both organizations aim to provide literacy and educational opportunities for underprivileged children worldwide.
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- 2. • John Wood was born in January in 1964, in Hartford , Connecticut. Where he spent his early childhood. • He holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Colorado, and a master's degree in business administration. • From 1991 to 1999, John Wood worked as an executive for Microsoft. His positions included Director of Marketing for Australia, Director of Marketing for the Asia-Pacific region and Director of Business Development for Greater China.
- 3. • John Wood is an overworked Microsoft executive. He went to Nepal to distress himself. While hiking in the Himalayas, he met a Nepalese “Education Recourse Officer” who invited him to visit a school in the neighboring village.
- 4. Little did John know that this trip impacted his life forever. In the school, he was surprised that millions of Nepalese children have only a dilapidated schoolroom and has severe shortage of books. He was stunned when he realized the amount of books the school had. Moreover, the books were kept safely under locks as it was so precious and all this is for to protect the books from being touched by the children. This touched his heart thus will touch thousands.
- 5. A year later, Wood returned to the school with 3,000 books—all donated in response to his email appeal to friends and family. Soon thereafter, he left his job at Microsoft entirely to devote himself full-time to Books for Nepal, a side project that would eventually form the foundation for Room to Read. Wood officially co-founded Room to Read in 2001 with Dinesh Shrestha and Erin Ganju. Currently operating in ten countries throughout Asia and Africa (Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam and Zambia) the organization focuses on increasing literacy and gender equality in education in developing countries. Its programs develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond. As of July 2012, Room to Read has established over 1,600 schools and 13,500 libraries, distributed 11 million books, and published 707 local- language children's books—benefiting 6 million children to date.
- 6. CREDITS Information sources: www.google.com, www.roomtoread.org, www.wikepidea.com Group Members: • Huang Ziwei • Justin Lim • Samuel Chiang • Lukas Adam Rossman