Innovators

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

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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!

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  • eKitabu

    The creation of more than 250 books in Tumbuka and Malawian Sign Language for free use on the Global Digital Library.

    Competition

    Begin With Books

    Winner Status

    Winner

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

    The creation of 1,200 accessible books in the sign languages of Indonesia, the Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Somalia, the Fiji Islands and Samoa.

    Competition

    Begin With Books

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • SIL LEAD

    The creation of 420 quality, accessible books in the Soninke and Sénoufo languages of Mali, as well as Malian Sign Language, using SIL's Bloom book creation software.

    Competition

    Begin With Books

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • The Asia Foundation

    Creation of 380 children’s books in six local spoken and signed languages of Laos, Nepal and Papua New Guinea.

    Competition

    Begin With Books

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • eKitabu

    Studio KSL helps the deaf community and local content creators in Kenya integrate sign language videos into literacy content.

    Competition

    Sign On For Literacy Prize

    Amount Awarded

    Up to $250,000

    Winner Status

    Finalist

  • Rochester Institute of Technology National Technical Institute for the Deaf

    Documenting and collecting local sign languages and creating an open-content digital library of folktales offered in an interactive bilingual format

    Competition

    Sign On For Literacy Prize

    Amount Awarded

    Up to $250,000

    Winner Status

    Finalist

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