- Show all
- Begin With Books
- Big Ideas@Berkeley 2014/15 Prize
- Big Ideas@Berkeley 2015/16 Prize
- Book Boost: Access for All Challenge
- EduApp4Syria Prize
- Enabling Writers Prize
- Grant Competition 2011
- Grant Competition 2014
- Leaders for Literacy
- No Lost Generation Summit Tech Prize
- Ready2Read Challenge
- Sign On For Literacy Prize
- Technology to Support Education in Crises & Conflict Prize
- Tracking & Tracing Books Prize
- UnrestrICTed Challenge
… results.
Big Ideas: Mobiles for Reading Challenge (2015/16)
Mobile-based, scalable solutions for improving child literacy in developing countriesSIL LEAD
The creation of 420 quality, accessible books in the Soninke and Sénoufo languages of Mali, as well as Malian Sign Language, using SIL's Bloom book creation software.Competition
Begin With Books
Winner Status
Winner
Remote learning when it is really remote
Internet access is ubiquitous—except where it isn't. However, even in places where electricity or Internet connectivity are spotty, new e-learning innovations can help people get an education.Technology to Support Education in Crisis & Conflict Settings Prize
Technology-driven solutions to maintain children’s access to education amid crisis or conflict- Past webinar //
International Mother Language Day Innovator Spotlight Webinar
Whiz Kids Workshop presents on using media to improve reading in Ethiopia and Friends of Matènwa in Haiti shares about helping children create books they want to read. UnrestrICTed Challenge (International Sign Language)
UnrestrICTed Challenge seeks scalable ICT solutions to improve literacy and learning for children with disabilities.The Asia Foundation
Creation of 380 children’s books in six local spoken and signed languages of Laos, Nepal and Papua New Guinea.Competition
Begin With Books
Winner Status
Winner
eKitabu advances in All Children Reading Grand Challenge prize to improve literacy outcomes for deaf children
eKitabu, Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Institute for the Deaf (RIT/NTID) and Manos Unidas will advance as finalists of the Sign On For Literacy prize.- Past webinar //
International Day of Persons With Disabilities Innovator Spotlight Webinar
Save the Children Sri Lanka and Perkins International share the challenges and successes of targeting a reading program to children with disabilities . Tracking & Tracing Books Prize
Equipping governments and parents with low-cost monitoring tools to ensure books arrive in the hands of studentsUnrestrICTed Challenge (International Sign Language for those who are Deafblind or have Low Vision)
UnrestrICTed Challenge seeks scalable ICT solutions to improve literacy and learning for children with disabilities.The App That Changes Everything?
It seems like every few weeks we hear about some exciting new innovation in computer technology—a brand-new application that (at least according to the advertising hype) will upend life as we know ieKitabu
Studio KSL helps the deaf community and local content creators in Kenya integrate sign language videos into literacy content.Competition
Sign On For Literacy Prize
Amount Awarded
Up to $250,000
Winner Status
Finalist
- Past webinar //
Innovator Spotlight Webinar
Sesame Workshop shares about their Learn to Read – Read to Learn content and the use of digital media. World Education discusses developing reading benchmarks and develpment of a Khmer mlearning app Big Ideas: Mobiles for Reading Challenge (2014-15)
Mobile-based, scalable solutions for improving child literacy in developing countriesBook Boost: Tools for Accessible Publishing
Learn how to use free resources for creating accessible books for children with disabilities.Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Documenting and collecting local sign languages and creating an open-content digital library of folktales offered in an interactive bilingual formatCompetition
Sign On For Literacy Prize
Amount Awarded
Up to $250,000
Winner Status
Finalist
- Blog // February 5, 2019
Three innovators to field test solutions to improve literacy outcomes for deaf children in developing countries
Three innovations rose to the top of our Sign On For Literacy competition to source technology solutions that increase access to local sign languages. Enabling Writers Prize
Providing authors with easy-to-use software to create and export reading materials in underserved languagesAdapting Open Source Solutions to Unlock Literacy for More Children
Learn from the ACR GCD and Curious Learning how to select and adapt open source literacy apps to improve child literacy in low-resource contexts.
