READ Nepal traces its establishment back to 1991, when the trekking guide requested Toni (READ Founder) to establish library in his small village in Junbesi. This first library was established with just 800 books and a social enterprise to earn money to meet the operation cost of the community library. To identify the self-sustaining model for community libraries Toni worked with READ Nepal former Advisors who were Nepali intellectuals, educationists and development experts - Dr. Mohan Man Sainju, Prof. Suresh Raj Sharma, Prof. Dr. Shankar Raj Pathak, Rita Thapa and Dr. Shanti Basnet.

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