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Book Mules Of Venezuela

Started August 5, 2007 · 2,334 views · 3 posts
A university in Venezuela is using a novel method to take books into remote communities and encourage people to read. As James Ingham reports, the scheme is proving a great success.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/6929404.stm
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Book Mulebiles... :)
What a good program
How rewarding it would be to see the children dive into the bags of books..
They use the mules to take the books in....Any special crop or product up in dem dere hills that needs to be brought down to market, or do they come back empty?