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.
Project Name
Ready2Read and Play
Location Implemented
Nepal
Technology Used
Communications Technology, Software/Apps
Competition Entered
Ready2Read Challenge
Reading Skill Targeted
Pre-Reading
Status
Winner
Amount Award
up to $300,000
Collaborators/Partners
Child Workers in Nepal (CWIN)
The Challenge
In Nepal, Early Childhood Education (ECE) enrollment is low, especially among the poorest quintile of citizens where only 41 percent are able to access any type of ECE resources. Children are often ill-equipped to successfully start and stay in school from grade 1, while families do not have the resources to provide any meaningful support to remedy the situation.
The Big Idea
The Asia Foundation’s Let’s Read program will train community mobilizers as ECE facilitators and will engage children and their families through thirty weekly, in-person Ready2Read and Play sessions aligned with the Government of Nepal’s ECE curriculum.
Featured Innovation
Let’s Read – Digital Library of Children’s Books
An early learning app that aims to teach all children early reading, writing and math.
Blogs and Media
News Byte // December 20, 2022ACR GCD featured in Global Book Alliance’s Partner Spotlight Series
- News Byte // October 5, 2022
Celebrating teachers and EdTech resources on World Teachers’ Day
Research and Resources
Ready2Read Challenge Infographic
Read a brief overview of the Ready2Read Challenge and how you can get involved.
