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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  • John Snow, Inc

    System enabling education officials to track book delivery throughout the system and enables parents, teachers, and local officials to receive an up-to-date information status of books.

    Competition

    Tracking & Tracing Books Prize

    Amount Awarded

    $100,000

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • Community Systems Foundation

    OpenEMIS Logistics tracks the delivery of items to schools using a web interface, a mobile app and SMS technologies.

    Competition

    Tracking & Tracing Books Prize

    Amount Awarded

    $100,000

    Winner Status

    Winner

  • Dimagi, Inc.

    Development of a free, easy-to-use, localizable mobile apps to strengthen the education response to Ebola and other crises.

    Competition

    Technology to Support Education in Crises & Conflict Prize

    Amount Awarded

    $1,500

    Winner Status

    Health Crisis - Honorable Mention (tied)

  • The WiderNet Project

    eGranary Education Platform off-line system that fits into any situation where students lack reliable infrastructure, Internet connectivity, or the ability to gather.

    Competition

    Technology to Support Education in Crises & Conflict Prize

    Amount Awarded

    $1,500

    Winner Status

    Health Crisis - Honorable Mention (tied)

  • Monash University

    Solar-powered reading device, equipped with WordSwitch technology, allowing diverse learners to navigate complex texts by switching unknown words

    Competition

    Big Ideas@Berkeley 2014/15 Prize

    Amount Awarded

    $8,500

    Winner Status

    2nd place,Winner

  • UC Berkeley

    UC Berkeley

    Using interactive voice response to allows older students to record short readings and micro-lesson plans, to assist children learning to read.

    Competition

    Big Ideas@Berkeley 2014/15 Prize

    Amount Awarded

    $7,500

    Winner Status

    3rd place,Winner

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