“Let’s start with the Biblioburro. He’s top of our list because, have you seen how adorable baby donkeys are? Oh, and because he brings books to children who wouldn’t otherwise have access to them. Luis Soriano�a primary school teacher who runs the Biblioburro program in his spare time�loads his donkeys, Alfa and Beto, full of books then travels up to four hours one way to visit villages in rural Colombia. Once there, he reads to the young people, helps them with homework, and loans them books from his mobile library.Soriano told CNN that he got the idea back in 1990 because he had “two unemployed donkeys at home,” and we all know there’s nothing worse than having slack-ass donkeys hanging out, playing video games, and eating all the Cheetos. The Biblioburro has brought literacy and the joy of reading to an estimated 4,000 kids so far, which makes Soriano’s tales of breaking his leg in a donkey fall and getting tied to a tree by bandits seem worth it.”
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