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Review for READ (Rural Education and Development) Global, San Francisco, CA, USA

Rating: 1 stars  

I would not support this organization and the libraries that they have created are not financially sustainable and not used by the public. When the communities know that visitors coming, the visits are staged with community members and children placed in the libraries to make it look like they are well used. When one visits the libraries unannounced, they are often not open.

I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...

I've been working in international development for over twenty years, and have seen the way that many poor communities are almost "trained" to try to make donors feel good, even if a project is effective. This is the case with this project.

When was your last experience with this nonprofit?

2009

Role:  Professional with expertise in this field & I have visited several of the READ libraries in visits to Nepal.
 
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