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John Wood, founded U-Go to support young women in low-income countries to pursue tertiary education

John Wood

John Wood, Founder of Room to Read, founded U-Go in 2022 to support young women in low-income countries to pursue university and higher education. John launched U-Go after meeting many Room to Read Girl Scholars whose parents were grateful that their daughters would finish secondary school, but frustrated that they would not be able to […]

John Wood of Room to Read in Asia This Fall!

John Wood, Founder of Room to Read, will be in Asia in October and November 2013. Take advantage of this opportunity to have him as a speaker while he’s in Asia… John Wood At age 35, John Wood left an executive career track at Microsoft Corporation to form Room to Read, a nonprofit organization that […]