Featured Innovators
ILC Africa
Introducing 400 Talking Books into 50 Early Childhood Development centers in rural Malawi to contribute to pre-literacy skills of children ages 4-6 years old.Competition
Ready2Read Challenge
Amount Awarded
up to $300,000
Winner Status
Winner
Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf
Competition
Ready2Read Challenge
Amount Awarded
up to $300,000
Winner Status
Winner
The Asia Foundation
Providing children and their family members in Nepal with an evidence- and UDL-based approach that sparks curiosity and increases oral language and pre-reading skillsCompetition
Ready2Read Challenge
Amount Awarded
up to $300,000
Winner Status
Winner
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The Asia Foundation
Library platforms and book collections accessible to children who are blind/low vision.Competition
Book Boost: Access for All Challenge
Amount Awarded
$12,000
Winner Status
Semi-Finalist
World Education, Inc.
Developing books for beginning readers in six of Nepal’s minority languages using a low-cost, accessible, and linguistically appropriate book title development model.Competition
Book Boost: Access for All Challenge
Amount Awarded
$12,000
Winner Status
Semi-Finalist
Apps Factory
An innovative smartphone game that helps Syrian children learn foundational Arabic and improves psychosocial well-beingCompetition
EduApp4Syria Prize
Amount Awarded
$650,000 (innovative tender)
Winner Status
Winner
Cologne Game Lab
Antura and the Letters app builds foundational literacy skills in Arabic and improves psychosocial well-being for Syrian children who are out of school or struggling in school.Competition
EduApp4Syria Prize
Amount Awarded
$650,000 (innovative tender)
Winner Status
Winner
Creative Associates International
Katkooti, a smartphone application that offers literacy and psychosocial support to displaced childrenCompetition
EduApp4Syria Prize
Amount Awarded
$60,000 (innovative tender)
Winner Status
Runner-up
Kukua
Sema uses gaming to allow children to teach themselves how to read, write and do basic numeracy.Competition
EduApp4Syria Prize
Amount Awarded
$350,000 (innovative tender)
Winner Status
Finalist
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