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
Youth Volunteers Can Contribute To Significant Reading Gains: Evidence From The HYVALL Project In Senegal
ACR GCD-funded Education Development Center shares results of the "Harnessing Youth Volunteers as Literacy Leaders" project in Senegal on children's reading fluency and comprehension.Facilitating Reading Acquisition in Multilingual Environments in India (FRAME-India) Final Report
ACR GCD-funded American Institutes for Research investigates how biliteracy skills are acquired in Kannada or Telugu and English languages in Southern India.Seven Year Old Haitian Girl Reads Her Mother Tongue Book
A seven-year-old girl on the island of Lagonav reads her own book that she illustrated and wrote in Creole.Mother tongue books (MTB) on Google play
A collection of digital books written by children for children & translated into other languages.Olinga Foundation for Human Development
Oligna Foundation for Human Development shares the ACR GCD-funded results of their project focused on teacher training to improve reading outcomes for children in Ghana.
Leaders for Literacy
Latest Updates
10 Incredible tech innovations from 2014 that will benefit humanity
We may not have flying cars or teleportation devices yet, but we do have some incredible technologies that are helping to make the world a better place.The winners of the UNESCO International Literacy Prizes 2014
The jury of the UNESCO International Literacy Prize commends the Bridges to the Future Initiative in South Africa and its partners for their work in South Africa.Four mobile-based tools that can bring education to millions
Access to good quality learning is still denied to millions around the world, particularly in developing countries where teaching standards and education facilities are often poor.