Preoccupied by the education related problems that exist throughout the world and outraged by the atrocious realities lived daily by among others the children of Kosovo, Somalia and Afghanistan Louise Mathieu-Mills relying on an extensive experience in children's education dreamed of an organization; The Gingerbread Guild where adults and children could combine their efforts in order to help these deprived sons and daughters of the global village.

Subsequent exposure to the writings of Martin Monestier in his book "The enslaved children" having roused an almost intolerable sentiment of revulsion confronted with the extent of so much cruelty and injustice, Louise and her group of committed partners became convinced that the only durable method of resolving the problem, or at the very least alleviating it was to put in place an organization with an educative mission. A common effort to instil literacy in order to eventually make a lasting difference to the future of these sacrificed and forgotten children.

The admission that illiteracy is a social evil is relatively recent. The founding members of the Guild recognize that there have been several important actions; by public organizations working seriously in this domain geared primarily to remedial action nevertheless they also recognize that the sums being invested to combat illiteracy are derisory compared to budgets dedicated, for example, to armaments.

The resolution of this problem depends on the engagement of people with heart who endorse the Guild's mission, which above all is to make the more fortunate percentage of the world's youth responsible for the less fortunate. Adults cannot do it alone and politicians have little interest or political capital to be gained.

Literacy means the freedom to choose!