Breadpig Blog: Purveyor & Publisher of All Things Geek — not doing evil

Room To Read is a non-profit started by a former Microsoft exec, John Wood (something you can read about in his well-written book, Leaving Microsoft to Change the World). Their goal is straightforward and powerful: We seek to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education empowers people to improve socioeconomic conditions for their families, communities, countries and future generations. Recently, Richard Brownsdon of Japan, started a Facebook Cause to build a school in Cambodia. They're aiming for $10,000 by Christmas and the breadpig wanted to help. It doesn't look like they'll hit that lofty goal...

As you may have noticed, the breadpig was away for most of September. Soaring through Thailand and Cambodia, our winged porcine hero made some fascinating discoveries. One of which is an organization in Cambodia called FRIENDS (I'm not yelling, that's just how they write it) that works to get street children into safe environments and teaches them skills for future careers in the process. An easy way to support this organization (if you happen to find yourself in Phnom Penh) is simply by patronizing their restaurant, which is run by former street youths and serves tasty tapas. Once you've got...