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!

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  • 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

  • Manos Unidas

    An interactive corpus of sign language words, a smartphone app, and a literacy outreach program for deaf children and their families

    Competition

    Sign On For Literacy Prize

    Amount Awarded

    Up to $250,000

    Winner Status

    Finalist

  • Enuma

    The Sign On For Literacy prize sought technology-based innovations that increase literacy outcomes for deaf children in low resource settings by providing greater access to sign languages, early grade

    Competition

    Sign On For Literacy Prize

    Amount Awarded

    $25,000

    Winner Status

    Semi-Finalist

  • Gallaudet University Motion Light Lab, Visual Language and Visual Learning

    SignShare, an open-source digital platform that enables users to create and share signed stories and resources.

    Competition

    Sign On For Literacy Prize

    Amount Awarded

    $25,000

    Winner Status

    Semi-Finalist

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