​Mission
Mortar Board, Inc., a national honor society that recognizes college seniors for their achievements in scholarship, leadership and service, provides opportunities for continued leadership development, promotes service to colleges and universities and encourages lifelong contributions to the global community.

Reading is Leading
In 2002, Mortar Board adopted "Reading is Leading" as its national service initiative. The goal is to promote literacy across the world for people of all ages, and to cultivate academic integrity and a love of learning in elementary and secondary school students. The Kansas State University XIX Chapter of Mortar Board supports this national project by hosting an annual "Reading is Power" event for children at the Manhattan Public Library, mentoring a class of local fifth graders though a pen-pal program, and now, by creating The Reading Run!
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​Mission
Ethiopia Reads collaborates with communities to build schools, plant libraries, train educators, boost literacy, and provide youth and families with the tools to improve their lives.
​Background
Ethiopia is Africa's second largest country with a population of 97 million. 44% of the population consists of children ages 0-14, of which only 5.5% attend kindergarten and pre-K and only 68% attend primary school. The adult literacy rate in Ethiopia is 49%.
Projects
Ethiopia Reads has planted over 70 libraries and 5 schools across Ethiopia, has committed to building 5 new schools in the underserved Kembata-Tembaro zone in Southern Ethiopia, offers training for teachers and librarians, provides furniture and teaching materials for classrooms, works with athletic clubs to build educational and vocational skills in young athletes, and much more!
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Visit http://www.ethiopiareads.org.
