I was eager to connect with “Marco,” one of our dynamic reading promoters, on my recent trip to Guatemala. Last November his father – out of the blue – asked him when he would be getting married. Marco is 17. He explained to his father that his studies were his priority. He has two more…
TODAY ONLY! (until midnight Eastern Time) Donations to Reading Village are being matched 30% — today only — when made on our GlobalGiving site. Our goal is to raise $10,000 today to bring our Leaders and Readers program to a new village in Guatemala. These funds will pay for high school scholarships and leadership training for…
“Today I had a very beautiful moment. I have always heard children asking for food or money, but for the first time in my life I saw a group of children ask for a story. And that, for me, is very significant” — Gael Dhaenens, Reading Village’s new Community Facilitator in Guatemala. He couldn’t have…
Just two weeks ago the ex-dictator of Guatemala, General Efraín Ríos Montt, was ordered to stand trial on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity and has been placed under house arrest. The ruling was a victory for the relatives of those killed in Guatemala’s 36-year civil war which includes families in communities where Reading…
As you celebrate the holidays I hope you’ll join me in raising a glass to our shared success in changing lives in real and meaningful ways: To Julio, Rosmery and Marcela who graduated from high school this year (a goal less than 10% of youth achieve), To Yeltsin who discovered his gift to teach, To…
Thank you for helping us reach our goal! And the winner of the Amazon Kindle Fire is…
What a lovely surprise! 32 colorful, handmade bookmarks turned up in the mail this weekend. They came from the generous hearts of fourth grade students at Temple Har Shalom’s Religious School. I didn’t even know they were doing this. Apparently they heard about Reading Village from our friends at the Good People Fund. Vice Principal Joshua Greenbaum…
Donations Matched on October 19! Donate HERE on October 19th And you could win a brand new Kindle Fire plus your donation will be matched 30% We now have 30 amazingly talented teen reading promoters gearing up for the new school year in January. Help fund their scholarships and we all win: 1. Everyone who donates $100…
Put reading into action and sign up for 100 Book Day today! On Saturday, November 26, parent-child teams will set out to read together 100 storybooks to raise money and awareness for Reading Village. Spend quality time with a beloved child, jump start or reinforce their love of reading and in doing so make this…
I just received some good news from the community of Concepcion. Our reading aloud to children is having an important effect that will help them stay in school. In rural Mayan communities, half of the children fail the first grade and about 75% drop out before completing the sixth grade. (That’s not the good news.)…