How Do You Build A School In A Third World Country?
As the old parable says: “Give a man a fish and he will eat for a day. Teach him to fish and he will eat for a lifetime.” There are many ways to help build schools in remote areas of the world that desperately need them. Some people, ignited by personal passion, start their own foundations. Others join efforts that are under way, hammer in hand. But most people who care deeply about promoting education in the Third World are happy to help successful organizations in their efforts. Step 1 Research a country that interests you or that you feel particularly passionate about helping. Sir Edmund Hillary, through his Himalayan Trust (www.himalayantrust.co.uk), has been a tireless supporter of the Sherpa people of Nepal ever since his famous 1953 climb of Mount Everest. Greg Mortenson also made Third World education a personal mission. Acutely ill after climbing Pakistan’s K2 in 1993, he stopped in a remote mountain village to recover. The people opened their hearts and homes to him, despite
