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

results in Books in Underserved Languages.
  • 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

  • Creative Associates International

    Mobilizing community members to submit favorite local stories and folktales and distributing the stories, along with comprehension questions, to early grade students and their families via SMS.

    Competition

    Grant Competition 2014

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • Kampuchean Action for Primary Education

    Transforming readers into basal electronic formats with interactive features, including multi-modal presentations that build on children’s oral Khmer language skills

    Competition

    Grant Competition 2014

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • Little Thinking Minds

    Building an online levelled and differentiated early grade Arabic literacy learning platform supported by after school literacy clubs for students.

    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

    Winner

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