… results in Grant Competition 2014.
Blog // June 20, 2022Shifting perspectives on using communication devices as learning tools can increase access to education and support learning in low resource contexts
Using devices like smartphones as learning tools can be a low-cost, high impact method of increasing access to education, especially for hard-to-reach learners
Blog // January 4, 2022Raising the bar around reading materials for children who are blind and low-vision
On World Braille Day, learn more about the challenges faced by children who are blind or low-vision and be part of the solution to advance EdTech solutions to increase literacy.
News Byte // December 17, 2021Celebrate World Arabic Language Day by sharing EdTech tools and books to increase literacy
Help us raise awareness of these tools and other opportunities to implement EdTech solutions to improve reading outcomes for marginalized children in low-resource contexts.
Blog // June 14, 2021Resources for the Blind builds on their All Children Reading project to support more children with disabilities in the Philippines
Funded through USAID, the Gabay project ensures Filipino children who are blind, deaf or deafblind receive language and literacy support and resources beginning at an early age.
Blog // May 28, 2021Why engaging parents in children’s reading is critical during COVID-19 and beyond
On Global Day of Parents, four All Children Reading Grand Challenge-funded projects provide key lessons for engaging parents both during the pandemic and beyond.
Blog // May 16, 2021Five innovations to support inclusive education for children with disabilities in low-resource contexts
Learn how to leverage All Children Reading's funded EdTech solutions to support children with disabilities in your education programming.
Blog // September 4, 2020Three ways you can become part of the solution for 387 million children waiting for the opportunity to learn to read
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for quality EdTech solutions that serve the literacy and learning needs of all children.
Blog // June 1, 2020Integrated International and Little Thinking Minds scale Arabic literacy platform to support learners across Jordan
ACR GCD competition winners partner with Ministry of Education to co-create digital library and support out-of-school children during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Blog // March 13, 2020Nine global EdTech solutions to support out-of-school children during the Coronavirus outbreak
ACR GCD-funded innovations available in multiple languages and across variety of devices to support early-grade literacy.
Blog // December 12, 20199 lessons for designing EdTech innovations for early grade literacy
As a spotter and innovation catalyst in education technology to improve child literacy in developing countries, All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (ACR GCD) is on the front lines- Blog // October 8, 2019
On World Sight Day, 6 lessons for literacy projects for children with print disabilities
Lessons from three ACR GCD projects provide meaningful insights for future literacy projects focused on children with print disabilities. 
Blog // June 3, 2019Why schools are only part of the solution for effective global education
This Global Day of Parents, All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development spotlights four projects engaging families and communities in child literacy.
Blog // May 29, 2019ACR GCD innovator Benetech advances as finalist for $10 million award to scale accessible reading platform
ACR GCD funding of Bookshare India project helps position edtech company for Macquarie Group award.
Blog // April 29, 2019ACR GCD talks gaming, digital books in underserved languages, and scaling at CIES 2019
ACR GCD shared presentations on our innovative solutions for gaming for literacy, digital books in underserved languages, and scaling edtech for literacy at CIES2019.
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.
6 Ways Education Technology Projects Can Improve Children’s Literacy
Families and communities have a tremendous role to play in improving educational and reading outcomes for children around the globe.
The Transformative Power of Literacy for Children with Visual Disabilities
In a first grade classroom in the Philippines, Ma’am Jen, a teacher to students who are blind or low vision, sets a newly printed braille book she created in front of nine-year-old student Alexa.
Pop Quiz: What Does It Really Cost to Run an ICT for Education Program?
As part of USAID’s Education Strategy and its goal of improved reading skills for 100 million children in primary grades, USAID mission staff wanted to know what it might cost to take an evidence...
Blog // April 2, 2018The Book Desert: Authors, publishers and innovators have key role in solving global literacy challenge
This crisis, dubbed the “book desert,” was the focus of our panel discussion at the International Children’s Book Fair in Bologna, Italy.
