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- 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 in Family and Community Engagement.
Leaders for Literacy Introduction
Leaders for Literacy takes a game-based learning platform and uses it to improve child literacy by leveraging youth as social innovators.Leaders for Literacy Explainer
Learn more about the impact of two Leaders for Literacy projects implemented in South Africa.Leaders for Literacy Evaluation Summary Report
A summary of the evaluation report findings from the Evoke: Leaders for Literacy pilots in South Africa in 2017 and 2018.Andre’s Story
This illustrated short story takes readers into the future and introduces the challenges with not learning to read.Radio & Phones Mobilize Communities For Local Language Literacy In Zambia
It is 7:15 p.m. on Saturday evening, and children and parents in rural Eastern Province, back from working in the fields and selling goods at the market, gather around their radios.- Blog // May 4, 2016
A Library for All
Indiana University hosted an event to make the community aware of ongoing efforts to combat illiteracy, explore the challenges of the creative process, and to learn how to create their own books. 2016 Big Ideas Contest Winners Announced
Dost will give low-income moms a leg-up on their child’s primary school readiness and amplify the impact of existing early childhood education programs.How The Story Of A Greedy Dog Engages Children In Rural Zambia To Read
Adamson Thawete dropped out of school after the ninth grade to work as a miner. But he proudly boasts that all nine of his children have completed twelth grade, at his insistence.Mundo de Libros
A web-based platform that matches students with grade level-appropriate Spanish reading materials that align with their abilities and interests.Announcing the 2016 Big Ideas Grand Prize Pitch Day Finalists!
The Rudd Family Foundation Big Ideas Contest offers students an opportunity to turn their ideas into action. This year saw the largest number of applications in the contest’s history.- Blog // February 12, 2016
Listen up! Radio and mobile phones used to improve children’s literacy in Zambia
Mother tongue stories authored by community members disseminated by SMS to parents’ phones so children can practice reading at home. OpenEMIS Logistics
Community Systems Foundation provides a brief overview of its OpenEMIS solution to track the delivery of textbooks and other materials to schools.Dost: A Mobile Platform to Promote Parent Engagement and Early Childhood Education
Dost Education shares its ACR GCD-funded innovation that empowers functionally illiterate moms to participate in their child's education using low-cost mobile technology.Dost Education
A mobile platform helping low-income moms in developing countries engage in their child’s education.Student Entrepreneur Spotlight: Sneha Sheth & Dost
Berkeley’s 2015 Hult Prize winner Sneha Sheth discussed her work with Dost, a mobile phone platform delivering early education content and activities to Moms.- Blog // September 8, 2015
ACR GCD, Intel gather experts to ideate way to use tech, youth to advance child reading outcomes
All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (ACR GCD) and The Intel® Learn Program gathered global education experts on International Literacy Day 2015 for a workshop designed to. Hugh Jackman supports the All Children Reading Grand Challenge
On International Literacy Day, actor and World Vision spokesman Hugh Jackman voiced his support for efforts to improve literacy for children in developing countries through ACR GCD.Mundo de Libros
Learn more about "Mundo de Libros," which sought to engage parents in children's reading and complement it with a web-based platform for children's books at a community library.Samarth’s Story
Sesame Workshop India shares the joy of 7-year old Samarth as he discovers that he too can read with the support of technology and a few friendly muppets.MobiLiteracy: Developing a Literacy Rich Home Environment in Kampala, Uganda Utilizing Mobile
Learn more about Planet Read's MobiLiteracy, a series of reading lessons available on basic phones for parents to use with young children in Uganda.
