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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
… results in books in underserved languages.
- March 23, 2023
ACR GCD focuses on equitable education at CIES 2023
ACR GCD participated in various sessions and panels that addressed the global "book gap" and promoted inclusive education - Blog // April 21, 2022
How to create high-quality digital books and increase access for hard-to-reach learners: Part I
A two-part blog series in recognition of World Book and Copyright Day 2022 - Blog // October 15, 2021
Advancing EdTech solutions to increase child literacy can help reduce poverty
The ability to read plays a crucial role in children's opportunity to attend and complete their education, which is a proven driver in reducing poverty. - Blog // September 7, 2021
Ready2Read Challenge awarded to three innovators building foundational language and literacy skills using EdTech
The Asia Foundation, ILC Africa, and Rochester Institute of Technology to address gaps in early learning among children in Nepal, Malawi, Fiji, Papua New Guinea, and the Philippines - Blog // August 23, 2021
How ACR GCD innovators using EdTech adjusted to COVID-19 — and what lies ahead
Five winners of All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development awards share how their literacy work continues during the pandemic - ACR GCD in the News // February 17, 2021
Blooming in the time of COVID
ACR GCD awardee SIL LEAD spotlights three ways they have pivoted during COVID-19 to produce resources in more underserved languages and for people with disabilities using Bloom software. - Blog // October 27, 2020
All Children Reading Grand Challenge launches COVID-19-themed books in underserved languages on the Global Digital Library
Begin With Books prize awardees develop and translate dozens of accessible, early grade books in 12 languages to support health and virus prevention and social-emotional learning. - Blog // September 3, 2019
Imagine learning to read without a book. That’s the reality for millions of children around the world.
Books are essential for children to become literate, and research shows they experience greater reading success when learning in their local spoken or signed language. All Children Reading Grand Challenge 2020 Annual Report
An overview of the All Children Reading Grand Challenge's investments and advancements made by innovators during COVID-19 and throughout fiscal 2020.The App That Changes Everything?
It seems like every few weeks we hear about some exciting new innovation in computer technology—a brand-new application that (at least according to the advertising hype) will upend life as we know iNow THAT’S a library!
The Library of Congress in Washington D.C. is easily the largest library in the entire world. It has over 167 million items on approximately 838 miles of bookshelves.Begin With Books Info Sheet
Learn more about the Begin With Books prize, challenging global innovators to develop or adapt books in more than 30 underserved languages.Introduction to Translation on the Global Digital Library
Learn about the Global Digital Library and how to translate its open-source books and resources into additional languages.Bloom
Bloom software makes it easy to create children's books and translate them into multiple languages, or create accessible and sign language books.Education innovations are taking root around the world. What do they have in common?
When you think of education systems, what sorts of words come to mind? If you are anything like the many education practitioners, policymakers, and leaders who we meet every year throughout the...Bloom Library
A global collection of books created with Bloom software. Bloom makes it easy to create simple books and translate them into multiple languages.Seeking Solutions from the Unusual Suspects
Imagine you are the first in your family to graduate from college and get a job in a big city. Everyone is proud of you. But when you come home to visit your family...Videobooks
An online library of books in Argentine, Uruguayan and Paraguayan sign languages.Q&A Series #2: When Women Do Better, Countries Do Better
Meet a woman entrepreneur who co-founded a company that creates digital literacy tools for children learning Arabic.Local Stories Fast: 10 Steps to Helping Communities Create Early Reading Materials with Bloom
IREX guides on how to develop and host a community-based Bloom Camp to collect, write, and publish local stories and early reading materials using the Bloom software package.