In the long run, our vision is that books will be an important part of Lao culture, parents will have enough income to buy books for their children, and a company like Big Brother Mouse can be self-sustaining. Right now, when the average annual income in Laos is about $350-$400 U.S. per year, we cannot make books widely available without help.

$250-$350 U.S. will sponsor a mini-library and book party.

We'll go to a rural village, talk about books, and give 80 to 250 children the first book they've ever owned. Then we'll leave another 50 books in a supervised "swap box" so they can trade their book for a different one after they read it. (Donate whatever amount in this range is right for you; it costs us less to go to smaller and closer villages than those that are larger or more distant.) See what happens at a book party!

$1,000-$3,500 U.S. will sponsor a new book.

Each new book costs about $3,000-$5,000 U.S., but we can pay some of that from sales. A sponsorship of just $1,000-$3,500 U.S. is all that's needed to bring a new book into Laos. Books that need sponsors.

We welcome donations in any amount, and will use them to get more books into the hands of children in Laos. Just click on the link below to go to our secure donation site where you can contribute by credit card or PayPal. If you're not yet quite ready to trust a mouse with your hard-earned money, here are a few references, of sorts.

Larger donations are best done by bank transfer. Please contact us for details.