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Begin With Books Prize
The Begin With Books Prize challenges global innovators to assemble cost-effective packages of high quality, accessible titles in more than 30 underserved spoken and sign languages.
Books in Underserved Languages // Children with Disabilities // Foundations for Literacy
Manos Unidas
An interactive corpus of sign language words, a smartphone app, and a literacy outreach program for deaf children and their families
Competition
Sign On For Literacy Prize
Amount Awarded
Up to $250,000
Winner Status
Finalist
Info Sheet
Begin With Books Info Sheet
Learn more about the Begin With Books prize, challenging global innovators to develop or adapt books in more than 30 underserved languages.
Books in Underserved Languages // Children with Disabilities // Foundations for Literacy
Apps Factory
An innovative smartphone game that helps Syrian children learn foundational Arabic and improves psychosocial well-being
Competition
EduApp4Syria Prize
Amount Awarded
$650,000 (innovative tender)
Winner Status
Winner
Cologne Game Lab
Antura and the Letters app builds foundational literacy skills in Arabic and improves psychosocial well-being for Syrian children who are out of school or struggling in school.
Competition
EduApp4Syria Prize
Amount Awarded
$650,000 (innovative tender)
Winner Status
Winner
Solutions // Game App
EduApp4Syria GitHub Source Code
Use the open source code for the winning EduApp4Syria games, Antura and the Letters and Feed the Monster, to translate the apps into new languages.
Education in Emergencies // Foundations for Literacy
Creative Associates International
Katkooti, a smartphone application that offers literacy and psychosocial support to displaced children
Competition
EduApp4Syria Prize
Amount Awarded
$60,000 (innovative tender)
Winner Status
Runner-up
Game App // Solutions
Antura and the Letters (English)
Learning becomes an adventure with Antura, the fun-loving dog. Catch English letters hidden around the world, while solving puzzles and earning gifts. Available on Android, iOS and Windows.
Education in Emergencies // Foundations for Literacy
Kukua
Sema uses gaming to allow children to teach themselves how to read, write and do basic numeracy.
Competition
EduApp4Syria Prize
Amount Awarded
$350,000 (innovative tender)
Winner Status
Finalist
Solutions // Game App
Antura and the Letters (Arabic)
Learning becomes an adventure with Antura, the fun-loving dog. Catch Arabic letters hidden around the world, while solving puzzles and earning gifts. Available on Android, iOS and Windows.
Education in Emergencies // Foundations for Literacy
Creuna
A smartphone application that can build foundational literacy skills in Arabic and improve psychosocial well-being for Syrian children who are out of school or struggling in school.
Competition
EduApp4Syria Prize
Amount Awarded
$60,000 (innovative tender)
Winner Status
Runner-up
Solutions // Game App
Feed the Monster (Arabic) – Google Play
Kids learn the reading and writing fundamentals of Arabic while collecting and growing their pet monsters as they advance through increasing skill levels of this smartphone-based app.
Education in Emergencies // Foundations for Literacy
Solutions // Game App
Feed the Monster (Arabic) – App Store
Kids learn the reading and writing fundamentals of Arabic while collecting and growing their pet monsters as they advance through increasing skill levels of this smartphone-based app.
Education in Emergencies // Foundations for Literacy
ACR GCD in the News // My Salaam // November 2, 2018
Digital games to educate refugee kids are winners
When Video Games Without Borders launched ‘Antura and The Letters’ in response to the EduApp4Syria call, the team did not imagine the success that would come their way.
Education in Emergencies // Foundations for Literacy
Agora Center, the University of Jyväskylä
Using mobile reading game, GraphoGame™, to assist struggling students and certify Zambian teachers in local language literacy instruction
Competition
Grant Competition 2014
Winner Status
Winner
Solutions // Game App
Feed the Monster (45+ languages) – Google
Kids learn reading and writing fundamentals while collecting and growing their pet monsters in this smartphone-based app, now available in more than 45 languages.
Education in Emergencies // Foundations for Literacy
ACR GCD in the News // TechCrunch // November 1, 2018
Here are 25 of the most innovative new projects using tech to help refugees and NGOs
The Techfugees Global Challenges Competition showcases projects responding to the needs of displaced populations and building technological products or services for them.
Education in Emergencies // Foundations for Literacy
Benetech
Adding Marathi human-narrated audio capabilities to create accessible, grade-level storybooks that can be listened to on low cost audio devices by children who are blind/low vision
Competition
Grant Competition 2014
Winner Status
Winner
Catholic Relief Services
Using innovative technologies for teachers to create and translate print/braille learning materials and for children who are blind/low vision to learn braille.
Competition
Grant Competition 2014
Winner Status
Winner
Institute for Disabilities Research and Training
Assistive technology that enables educators to easily create and publish Moroccan Sign Language (MSL) supported educational materials for students who are deaf/hard of hearing.
Competition
Grant Competition 2014
Winner Status
Winner