Join All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge (ACR GCD) for Development, Josh Josa, disability inclusive education portfolio lead at USAID, and Kristina Solum, senior director of literacy and learning at School-to-School International, to learn about the adaptation, language subtasks development, and administration of the Early Grade Reading Assessment (EGRA) to enable assessment of sign language users.
Join All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development, No Lost Generation Tech Prize winner and Asafeer CEO, Amro Abu-Hmaidan, and Global Digital Library (GDL) CTO, Christer Gundersen, to learn about the 100 Adventures in Science and Life ebooks in Arabic and English, now available on the Asafeer app and the GDL.
Arabic Language Day celebrates the Arabic language as a conduit, channelling knowledge in science, medicine, astronomy, mathematics, philosophy and history.
International Day of Persons with Disabilities promotes an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and well-being of persons with disabilities
Universal Children’s Day celebrates international togetherness on improving children’s welfare.
International Day of the Girl Child promotes girls’ empowerment and fulfillment of their human rights while also highlighting the challenges that girls all over the world face.
World Sight Day draws global attention on blindness and vision impairment.
World Teachers’ Day advocates for the empowerment of teachers as a critical step towards quality education and sustainable societies.
International Translation Day celebrates the work of language professionals, who play an important role in strengthening world peace and security.
International Week of the Deaf raises awareness about the deaf community at individual, community and governmental level.
