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Literacy Projects
LLRC to Support International Project: Room to Read
 This year LLRC is focusing its support of an international literacy project on one organization--
Room to Read. Founded in 2000 by former Microsoft executive John Wood, Room to Read’s mission is
"to work with local communities throughout the developing world to establish schools, libraries, and
other educational infrastructure...to break the cycle of poverty, one child at a time." Room to Read
works in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos and has plans to expand to Africa and
South America.
Since its start six years ago, Room to Read has constructed over 221 schools, established over 3,300
libraries, donated 1.2 million books, funded 2,300 girls' scholarships, published nearly 1 million
books in local languages and established over 100 computer and language labs.
To learn more about this dynamic and effective organization, visit the website.
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