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
Qué Funciona para el Desarrollo (QfD) Baseline Report
A baseline early grade reading assessment of students participating in the ACR GCD-funded "Mundo de Libros" project in Mexico.Innovators Advancing Child Literacy
ACR GCD summarizes innovator projects awarded and managed by the All Children Reading Grand Challenge from 2014-2019.Play.Connect.Learn Impact Research Summary
Sesame Workshop India shares a brief overview of its ACR GCD-funded Play.Connect.Learn project reaching children in India with early grade literacy content delivered via a smartphone app.
Leaders for Literacy
Latest Updates
How The Story Of A Greedy Dog Engages Children In Rural Zambia To Read
Adamson Thawete dropped out of school after the ninth grade to work as a miner. But he proudly boasts that all nine of his children have completed twelth grade, at his insistence.Benetech’s president has a call to action for inclusion
At the Bay Area Makeathon last year, Google.org convened technologists and designers at TechShop in San Francisco, for 72 hours of writing code and designing prototypes for people with disabilities.Opening Literacy to All
There are an estimated 19 million children who are blind or have low vision on our planet, and 90 percent of them are in developing countries where resources are limited.