Foundations for Literacy

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Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Competition
Ready2Read Challenge
Amount Awarded
up to $300,000
Winner Status
Winner
ILC Africa
Introducing 400 Talking Books into 50 Early Childhood Development centers in rural Malawi to contribute to pre-literacy skills of children ages 4-6 years old.
Competition
Ready2Read Challenge
Amount Awarded
up to $300,000
Winner Status
Winner
The Asia Foundation
Providing children and their family members in Nepal with an evidence- and UDL-based approach that sparks curiosity and increases oral language and pre-reading skills
Competition
Ready2Read Challenge
Amount Awarded
up to $300,000
Winner Status
Winner
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
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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
Oeuvre Malienne d’aide à l’Enfance du Sahel
Providing families in Mali with immediate access to community developed print and digital reading resources through mobile technology and local libraries
Competition
Grant Competition 2014
Winner Status
Winner
Réseau d’Acteurs pour le Renouveau de l’Education
Using mobile technology to help teachers in Mali view, learn and apply new teaching techniques using the balanced literacy approach.
Competition
Grant Competition 2014
Winner Status
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Resources for the Blind, Inc.
Providing training and technology to create and upload accessible supplementary reading materials for students who are blind/low vision.
Competition
Grant Competition 2014
Winner Status
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Dost Education
A mobile service that empowers mothers to be an integral part of their child's development—including learning to read
Competition
Big Ideas@Berkeley 2015/16 Prize
Amount Awarded
$10,000
Winner Status
Winner
Pratham Education Foundation
A learning camp that combines doing, speaking, reading, and writing around each learning activity
Competition
Grant Competition 2011
Winner Status
Winner