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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  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Qué Funciona para el Desarrollo A.C.

    Fostering parental engagement through use of “Mundo de Libros,” a technology-based tool that matches students with grade level-appropriate Spanish reading materials that align with their abilities

    Competition

    Grant Competition 2014

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • Sesame Workshop India Trust

    Providing families with a smartphone based mobile app, based on the Marathi dubbed version of Sesame Street, (Galli Galli Sim Sim), to promote mother-tongue literacy skills

    Competition

    Grant Competition 2014

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • Dost Education

    A mobile service that empowers mothers to be an integral part of their child's development—including learning to read

    Competition

    Big Ideas@Berkeley 2015/16 Prize

    Amount Awarded

    $10,000

    Winner Status

    Winner

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