Equipping youth to address barriers to child literacy in their communities
The Grand Challenge
Children are not achieving minimum proficiency in reading.
More than 90 percent of primary-age children in low-income countries and 75 percent of children in lower-middle income countries – more than 387 million children – are not expected to read or do basic math by the end of primary school. In South Africa, 78 percent of Grade 4 students are unable to read a basic story.
The Big Idea
Digital learning game that prepares youth to tackle illiteracy in their communities.
At the core of social innovation are new ideas that work to meet pressing unmet needs and improve peoples’ lives. Research shows that engaging more young people in finding solutions is critical for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and creating sustainable change.
Leaders for Literacy is a digital learning game developed by All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development in partnership with Pearson, Project Literacy and the World Bank. The project was adapted from Evoke, originally developed by the World Bank, to equip youth with 21st century and social innovation skills to create solutions that address barriers to literacy, beginning in their own communities.
Leaders for Literacy
Latest Research & Resources
Leaders for Literacy Evaluation Summary Report
A summary of the evaluation report findings from the Evoke: Leaders for Literacy pilots in South Africa in 2017 and 2018.Andre’s Story
This illustrated short story takes readers into the future and introduces the challenges with not learning to read.Benetech: Creating Accessible Images
Learn from Benetech about key guidelines for creating accessible images through alt-text and image descriptions to support children with disabilities.Book Boost: Access For All Challenge Summary
Learn more about ACR GCD and Pearson's Project Literacy's Book Boost: Access for All Challenge that seeks to drive innovation in publishing to solve for gaps in quality, accessible book titles.Guidelines for Creating Accessible eBooks
Learn from Benetech about key accessibility guidelines and tools for creating born-accessible ebooks and content for children with disabilities.
Leaders for Literacy
Latest Updates
- Blog // September 4, 2020
Three ways you can become part of the solution for 387 million children waiting for the opportunity to learn to read
The COVID-19 pandemic has amplified the need for quality EdTech solutions that serve the literacy and learning needs of all children. - Blog // May 16, 2021
Five innovations to support inclusive education for children with disabilities in low-resource contexts
Learn how to leverage All Children Reading's funded EdTech solutions to support children with disabilities in your education programming. - 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