Innovators

Explore ACR GCD’s community of more than 80 innovators to learn more about their creative solutions to get all children reading.

Developing solutions

All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development is a sandbox for innovation, funding innovators to develop and implement EdTech solutions to increase reading outcomes for marginalized children in low resource contexts. Below, learn about several of our current awardees and explore more current and past innovators by focus area or locations where they implemented their solutions!

All Innovators

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  • eKitabu

    Widening access to books in accessible formats, and working with teachers, community members and caregivers to bring awareness to accessible ICT.

    Competition

    UnrestrICTed Challenge

    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

  • Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf

    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

  • Save the Children

    Supporting families in using SIL’s Bloom Reader app to gain access to Department of Education curriculum books in local spoken and signed languages.

    Competition

    UnrestrICTed Challenge

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • World Education. Inc.

    Developing a framework for integrating accessible ICTs into government guidelines and training instruction, and expanding teacher professional development.

    Competition

    UnrestrICTed Challenge

    Winner Status

    Winner

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