Poor guy who founded the organization lost one of his legs to a donkey related accident. Really inspiring to see someone like that work so selflessly for the benefit of all rural kids.

A primary school teacher by profession, Soriano developed the idea after witnessing first-hand the power reading had on his students, most of whom had lived through intense life conflicts at a young age. Starting in the late 1990s, Soriano traveled to communities in Colombia’s Caribbean Sea hinterlands with a portable library, which began with 70 books.

Books lost from the collection include a sex education manual and a copy of Laura Esquivel’s 1989 novel Like Water for Chocolate, both of which were not returned by borrowers. A copy of Paulo Coelho’s 1990 novel Brida was stolen by bandits, who tied up Soriano after attempting to rob him and discovered he had no money.

Yes, books are awesome!

I got really baked and watched a top15 libraries video with this one in it. Can’t even begin to express how hyped I was to learn about it