TheBeautiful Tree by James Tooley

James Tooley is no stranger to the camera or microphone. His regular appearances on television and radio makes him a popular guest with interviewers. Television appearances include the BBC flagship news programme Newsnight, which featured a film about private schools in Nigeria. He also appeared on Radio 4s Woman's Hour and Start the Week. He has also written columns for the Daily Telegraph and Financial Times.

Microfinance Insights May 1st 2009

Washington Post June 19th 2009... "Tooley's passion comes off as genunie...."

City Journal June 19th 2009... "The Beautiful Tree is a refreshing aberration in the stolid ranks of development literature. Tooley writes engagingly and obviously finds the story he tells exciting. His enthusiasm is contagious. One cannot help but think that Tooley has provided the rudimentary outline of how education can be brought to many more millions of the world’s poorest".

Heritage Foundation August 10th 2009... "The Beautiful Tree deserves a wide audience and should be required reading for everyone involved in the struggle to ensure universal education for the world’s poor".

"Ultimate Resource - Victoria's Chance"

This 7 minute film features James Tooley in Bortiano, Ghana and Victoria, a young girl who attends private schools and wishes to become a doctor. Her parents are fishermen and they pay to send Victoria to school to achiever her dream.