This 12-year-old girl decided to open a library in her impoverished village to provide incentives for residents to read more often.

The student lives in a village called "Povoado de Serrote" – a very poor area of Bahia in northeast Brazil.

Despite the size and the simplicity of the structure, the establishment will offer valuable research material for nearby students. According to government agencies, the reading rate of an average Brazilian is 1.7 books a year; and since the average income for regional families is only $120 a month, residents simply can't earn enough to buy books, making the library an exciting new hub for improving literacy.

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