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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  • Olinga Foundation for Human Development

    Utilizing a phonic and syllabic approach to reading in their mother tongue, Enlightening the Hearts Literacy Campaign accelerates students’ ability to develop a second language

    Competition

    Grant Competition 2011

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • Open Learning Exchange-Ghana

    Using the School Basic e-Learning Libraries (BeLLs), Ghana Reads introduces educational content for students and teachers to address the lack of high quality reading materials

    Competition

    Grant Competition 2011

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • Save the Children Malawi

    Accelerating children’s reading by training teachers and non-literate parents on activities to do at home to improve their children’s language skills

    Competition

    Grant Competition 2011

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • Save the Children Sri Lanka

    Improving reading skills of children with special needs using by providing teaching and learning materials and assessment tools to teachers and resources and training for families

    Competition

    Grant Competition 2011

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • Sesame Workshop Initiatives India Pvt. Ltd.

    Conducting ‘Learn to Read, Read to Learn’ workshops to assist teachers in using innovative and digital learning materials and to help children improve their oral reading fluency

    Competition

    Grant Competition 2011

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • University of Nairobi ComTech

    Using an early grade reading instruction curriculum (EGRIC), in print and electronic format, to provide teachers with high quality reading instruction materials and resources in English and Kiswahili

    Competition

    Grant Competition 2011

    Winner Status

    Winner

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