Last week we brought you our video on Millennium Promise, today we link you to a video about Room to Read, another Choose Good partner. This video (warning it's 15 minutes long and from PBS, but still interesting) talks about how they are working to get books to children in Nepal. Take a gander and learn more about who your subscription dollars are helping.
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