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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 child literacy.
Inside the mission to bring educational mobile games to children in conflict zones around the world
An estimated 2.5 million Syrian children have been displaced by the country’s ongoing civil war, according to Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation.Guide to Developing Digital Games for Early Grade Literacy for Developing Countries
The guidebook by ACR GCD and Digital Learning 4 Development outlines key principles for developing digital games for literacy and includes 12 case studies of leading games.George and Amal Clooney to help 3,000 Syrian refugee children go to school
George and Amal Clooney are stepping up their efforts to help Syrian refugee children get a formal education in Lebanon.Books for Every Child: Creating Engaging Content in Underserved Languages
Edtech company Asafeer and the Global Digital Library share how to use, adapt and translate 100 STEM-focused eBooks in Arabic and English funded by ACR GCD to other languages or contexts.Refugee Children Empowered by Technology to Learn
June 20 marks World Refugee Day, a day when we recognize the tragic impact that war, persecution, conflicts, and natural disasters have had on millions – causing them to flee their homes.Launch of Learning Games for Children Affected by War and Crisis
Earlier this week, the Embassy of Norway launched the EduApp4Syria in Beirut. Around 2.3 million Syrian children and youth are out of school, and the innovative learning games included in...App to reach out-of-school Syrians
The Norwegian Embassy, under the auspices of Lebanon’s Education Ministry, officially launched this week the first educational application designed specifically to target over 2.3 million Syrian...Developers create Pokemon Go-like education apps for Syrian refugee children
What happens when you combine Pokémon-Go with game-based learning? One Norwegian government-funded initiative launched two smartphone app games in Paris last week.New educational apps that can help traumatised refugee children: Free download available
With an aim to help millions of traumatised Syrian refugee children deal with the ordeal they go through due to the conflict in the country, the EduApp4Syria competition was initiated.Feed the Monster is the Easiest Way for Kids to Learn Arabic
Feed the Monster is a fun and effective interactive educational app that teaches young children how to read and write Arabic.EduApp4Syria: Leveraging technology to save a generation of war-affected children
After six years of civil war, an estimated two-thirds of Syrian children have either lost a loved one, had their house or school bombed, or been injured as a result of the conflict.Play & Learn Arabic With Antura & The Letters
Antura & the Letters is a fantastic language learning game app for teaching children Arabic. Developed by Video Games Without Borders, Antura & the Letters teaches its users...Qué Funciona para el Desarrollo (QfD) Evaluation Report
An evaluation report on the results of the ACR GCD-funded "Mundo de Libros (World of Books)" project, implemented by Qu Funciona para el Desarrollo A.C. in Mexico.EduApp4Syria Competition Launches Unique Literacy Learning Apps That Can Reach Millions of War-Affected Syrian Children
A Norway-led coalition today announced two winners of the EduApp4Syria innovation competition and the worldwide release of open-source Arabic literacy learning games.Kampuchean Action for Primary Education Evaluation Report
An evaluation report on the results of the ACR GCD-funded "E-books 4 Khmer" project, implemented by Kampuchean Action for Primary Education in Cambodia.Agora Center Evaluation Report
An evaluation report on the results of the ACR GCD-funded "GraphoGame Teacher Training Service" project in Zambia.Réseau d’Acteurs pour le Renouveau de l’Education Evaluation Report
An evaluation report on the results of the ACR GCD-funded "Our Children Learn to Read" project, implemented by Réseau d’Acteurs pour le Renouveau de l’Education in Mali.Mother Tongue An Essential
A Marathi speaking 4 year old girl named Rashi starts kindergarten. Her mother, trying to choose the program that will best support Rashi’s learning of English, puts her in an all-English classroom.- Blog // November 18, 2015
ACR GCD, Intel gather experts to ideate way to use tech, youth to advance child reading outcomes
A workshop with the Intel® Learn Program generated innovative ideas for empowering youth to support early grade reading efforts in developing countries. Introduction to Studio KSL
Sign On For Literacy finalist eKitabu introduces Studio KSL, a local studio to document Kenyan Sign Language through a visual glossary and produce KSL videos for integration into accessible books.