Watch Yohannes Gebregeorgis, an Ehtiopian political refugee, came to the US as a librarian. He found there were no children's books in Ethiopia's main language. After writing one himself, he set up the nonprofit Ethiopia Reads and moved home to set up libraries and reading centers.
Or check out the CNN link, HERE, and the for the video, click here.
Or read the article here CNN's 2008 Heroes Coverage.