When not engaged in activities for Essence of Life or The Marshall Plan, much of Rains' current time is spent working with indigenous peoples, primarily in lesser developed nations. Among other humanitarian endeavors, he currently serves as Chairman of the International Board of Director’s of Rural Education and Development (READ) Global. READ has thus far built over 50 libraries and economic development centers in rural and remote areas of Nepal and India, and will soon dedicate the first of many to be developed in Bhutan, all countries in which Rains currently spends much of his time. Having received recognition from several charitable and philanthropic organizations, including the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s ”Access to Learning” award (accompanied by a $3,000,000 grant), READ will be taking its program into five more countries in the developing world in the next three years. For his humanitarian work in Nepal and India, Rains has been the recipient of the “Summit Society’s Annapurna Award.” For more information on READ, visit its website at www.READGlobal.org.