The headmaster looked at Wood and asked loud,揚erhaps,sir,you will someday come back with books.?t
Come back he did.First with his father,Woody,and nearly 1,000 pounds of books.And then he came back as the founder of a nonprofit program to provide books,schools,and libraries in Nepal.揟he hardest thing is that there are 50 more countries that need Room mto Read,?says Wood.r
Room to Read,which opened its 10,000th library earlier this year,raises all of its funds from private donors and foundations.
Wood抯 technology background has made his work particularly appealing tso the philanthropists (慈善家).Earlier this year Tim Koogle,Yahoo’s founding CEO and now president of his own foundation,joined Wood on a trek in Nepal to celebrate Room to Read’s 10-year anniversary.
Wood sees education as the path out of poverty,but he understands that it isn抰 a quick solution.揈ducation is such a long-term one,?he says.o p
揚art of the problem with the aid world is that it抯 so focused on the short term.No one gets out of poverty on foreign aid.It抯 always education.?vid
1.Why was Wood allowed to borrow 12 books from the local library?()
A.Because he used to bring candy to the librarian.
B.Because the librarian didn’t discourage him from reading.
C.Because it was a rule for a businessman to borrow 12 books.
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