Leaving Microsoft to Change the World

Complete program at: http://fora.tv/fora/showthread.php?t=328

Former Microsoft executive John Wood discusses hand-delivering a load of donated books to a rural village in Nepal, an experience that inspired him to quit his job and start the international non-profit organization "Room to Read."

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John Wood discusses "Leaving Microsoft to Change the World: An Entrepreneur's Odyssey to Educate the World's Children"

In 1998, John Wood was a rising executive at Microsoft when he took a vacation that changed his life. What started as a trekking holiday in Nepal became a spiritual journey, and then a mission: to change the world one book and one child at a time. So upon returning from holiday, John did what most of us can only dream of doing: he walked away from millions to do "more". Over the next five years he would make the unlikely marriage between Microsoft business practices and the world of non-profits to create Room to Read, an organization that has created a network of over 2,000 schools and libraries (with over one million books) throughout communities in Southeast Asia and India.

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[bigyan10]

may you live a hundred years! and more!

[Kshitiz27]

John, you have become a hero!!! SALUTE to you and your efforts to chage the world!

[grassrootscharities]

Great video! And very interesting to see how things are nowadays and the things they were hoping for in the future.

[33Lausanne]

we give our vote to" NEW" which stands for Nepal Empowerment of Women

They need books and much more, high up in the remote village about 4 hrs from Kathmandu

[ammusi]

you give me hope in this world - and so many others as well, God Bless YOU! You are wonderful.

[fadinnahani]

nice.....so motivated

[ayalahollywood]

~ Many Blessings!~ שלום --אמן

♥LOVE U ALL♥

AYALA.

★★★★★five stars celeberties - PSYCHIC/ADVISOR/COACHER★★★★★

[lyncholic]

this man is great

[rudhianchlissma]

he is the greatest man on earth!!

[nastikji]

i love u john

[mujkocka]

when i was 9. i have received a set of children encyclopedia. it was the main reason why i love science and animal today. and my thirst for knowledge has been inspired by these books. i still remember the average distance between the sun and earth to this day. 1496506260m. :-)

i am so glad the world has wonderful people like you john. i hope i get to meet you some day. and i will planning to follow your foot step in the next 2-3 years. i can hardly wait.