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Welcome to the Media & Press area, where you will find news and information about Room to Read. If you are a member of the media and would like to receive regular communications regarding our work, please contact Sonia Torres at media@roomtoread.org.

News Highlights

• "John Wood Calls on Billionaires to Give More", Businessweek.com
  - June 15, 2009
• "Andrew Carnegie, version 2.0", Fortune Postcards Blog
  - April 9, 2009
• "Schools for the World", Parade
  - April 5, 2009
• "This Week: The Best and the Worst Behavior", Fortune
  - January 30, 2009
• "Change Your Life: Devote Yourself to a Cause", Men's Journal
  - January 12, 2009
• "What Works: Books to Grow On, How Room to Read Created More Than 5,000 Libraries in Less Than Eight Years", Stanford Social Innovation Review
  - July 1, 2008
• "Best Rare Books: An International Hiking Trip Turns Into an Act of Good Will", Reader's Digest
  - April 7, 2008
• "John Wood Chronicles his 'Turning Point' in Newsweek", Newsweek.com
  - April 7, 2008
• "High-flying Individuals on a Different Path", Financial Times
  - March 15, 2008
• "Vacation Leads Exec to Life-changing Vocation", MSNBC.com
  - February 18, 2008
• "Leaving Microsoft - CNN's Asieh Namdar Speaks With Author John Wood About Leaving His Career and Tackling the World's Literacy Problem", CNN
  - January 23, 2008
• "Room to Read: Building Libraries, Schools and Computer Labs in Developing Countries", Edutopia Magazine
  - January 11, 2008
• "Read All About It", New York Times Magazine
  - July 23, 2006

View our full list of News coverage.

Latest Press Releases

Room to Read seeks to provide the lifelong gift of education to millions of children in the developing world. We welcome all inquiries from the media about our educational work.

• "Room to Read Welcomes Economist and Author Dambisa Moyo to Its Board of Directors"
  - March 4, 2009
• "The Republic of Tea Introduces an Herbal Tea Line for Children to Benefit Room to Read"
  - January 18, 2009
• "Room to Read Announces Expanded Management Team to Support Continued Organizational Growth"
  - January 15, 2009

View our full list of Press Releases.

Press Kit

• read our Mission Statement
• meet our Management Team, International Directors, Board of Directors, and Advisory Board
• see our most recent results numbers
• read our Frequent Questions (FAQs)
• download our latest Annual Report (Adobe PDF, 1.2MB)
• view or download logos and photos

Newsletters

Find out what is going on at Room to Read. Our quarterly email newsletter includes important updates, stories from the field, upcoming events and job opportunities, our partners, and other buzz-worthy items. To sign up, visit our Email Updates page. Here are our most recent quarterly newsletters:

• 2009 Winter Newsletter - HTML or PDF (Adobe PDF, 303kB)
• 2008 Fall Newsletter - HTML or PDF (Adobe PDF, 254kB)
• 2008 Summer Newsletter - HTML or PDF (Adobe PDF, 138kB)
• 2008 Spring Newsletter - HTML or PDF (Adobe PDF, 120kB)

Multimedia

Watch videos and multimedia presentations about Room to Read and our work. See how our work is impacting children in the developing world!