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- Begin With Books
- Big Ideas@Berkeley 2014/15 Prize
- Big Ideas@Berkeley 2015/16 Prize
- Book Boost: Access for All Challenge
- EduApp4Syria Prize
- Enabling Writers Prize
- Grant Competition 2011
- Grant Competition 2014
- Leaders for Literacy
- No Lost Generation Summit Tech Prize
- Ready2Read Challenge
- Sign On For Literacy Prize
- Technology to Support Education in Crises & Conflict Prize
- Tracking & Tracing Books Prize
- UnrestrICTed Challenge
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News Byte // February 23, 2022ACR GCD focuses on advancing ICT for learners with disabilities at the Global Disability Summit
USAID Disability Inclusive Education Specialist Josh Josa represented ACR GCD on the panel- News Byte // February 23, 2022
ACR GCD to collaborate with the Girls’ Education Challenge to create a technical brief on inclusive learning assessments
The collaboration, announced at the Global Disability Summit, will provide guidance on developing and implementing inclusive learning assessments - News Byte // February 17, 2022
The Asia Foundation releases new collection of books for children in Nepal
The Tamang collection is a meaningful step towards empowering and supporting children in Tamang communities on their path to literacy - News Byte // February 9, 2022
Grace in Space launches in a new accessible format on a new platform
SIL LEAD uploads a new, accessible version of the book to its Bloom Library platform for children who are blind or have low vision - News Byte // February 2, 2022
Read and share free accessible books on World Read Aloud Day
Reading together strengthens family bonds and children's ability to read, especially with access to books in languages they use and understand - News Byte // January 27, 2022
January 2022 eNewsletter now available!
Read thought-provoking and informative articles, get the latest updates on innovations and solutions and much more! - News Byte // January 25, 2022
The Asia Foundation releases new collection of books through Begin with Books Prize
The Papua New Guinea Collection includes 33 books in three local languages - News Byte // January 25, 2022
ACR GCD releases 2021 Annual Report
Report highlights how the 10 year-old Grand Challenge is increasing child literacy and changing lives - News Byte // January 21, 2022
Celebrating UNESCO’s World Day for African Culture–and our innovators who create culturally relevant stories in local languages to help children read
Access to culturally familiar and engaging storybooks has a big impact on children’s willingness and desire to read in their own languages - News Byte // January 14, 2022
ACR GCD recognized as a finalist in 2021 USAID CLA Case Study Competition
The annual competition captures real-life examples of USAID staff and partners using CLA approaches to achieve better development outcomes. - News Byte // December 22, 2021
Wishing everyone Happy Holidays!
Join us in celebrating the work our innovators, supporters and partners are doing through ACR GCD to improve reading outcomes for marginalized children in low-resource contexts around the world. - News Byte // December 17, 2021
December 2021 eNewsletter now available!
Read thought-provoking and informative articles, get the latest updates on innovations and solutions and much more! - News Byte // December 17, 2021
Celebrate World Arabic Language Day by sharing EdTech tools and books to increase literacy
Help us raise awareness of these tools and other opportunities to implement EdTech solutions to improve reading outcomes for marginalized children in low-resource contexts. - News Byte // December 10, 2021
Be part of the solution in assuring every child has access to education on Human Rights Day 2021
Education is a human right, and the ability to read plays a crucial role in the ability to complete education. Yet millions of children across the globe are waiting to learn read. - News Byte // December 8, 2021
Get an early peek at concept art for an upcoming series of books in Tamang
Let's Read is bringing together local authors, illustrators, designers, language experts and volunteer translators in Laos, Nepal and Papua New Guinea to create and adapt 380 children’s books. - News Byte // December 7, 2021
Read three books to inspire children with the power of technology fueled by computer science to impact lives
The ebooks were created the 2016 No Lost Generation Summit Tech prize to address the challenge of the more than 3.5 million refugee children were unable to attend a single day of school. - News Byte // December 6, 2021
Brookings Center for Universal Education (CUE) hosting online event on December 10 on scaling lessons from Cote d’lvoire and Tanzania
The virtual event, which will take place in English and French and interpretation will be available for both languages, will launch two RTSL case study reports. - News Byte // December 3, 2021
Two new accessible ebooks released through Begin with Books challenge
eKitabu has released two new accessible ebooks as part of its creation of more than 250 books in Tumbuka, a local spoken language in Malawi, and Malawian Sign Language - News Byte // December 2, 2021
Let’s Read Asia project coordinates with Nepali government representatives in developing sign language videos
The sign language videos are part of 50 adapted books in Nepali Sign Language being created through the Asia Foundation’s Let’s Read initiative. - News Byte // December 1, 2021
Workshop trains writers to adapt books in local spoken languages and Malian Sign Language
SIL LEAD is developing a total of 420 quality, accessible books in those two Malian languages as well as Malian Sign Language, using SIL's Bloom book creation software.
