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 Children with Disabilities.
  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

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