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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 India.
TEDxCERN: Reading for a billion, with Bollywood
PlanetRead President Brij Kothari asks from the TEDxCERN stage, "Imagine for a moment that you wake up and were unable to read, what would be the consequences in your life?"Breaking down silos at the intersection of meaning and money
Kevin Jones convened impact investors and social entrepreneurs at the first Social Capital Markets conference in 2008. Now he says the value of SOCAP is the way it encourages attendees to find...Samarth’s Story
Sesame Workshop India shares the joy of 7-year old Samarth as he discovers that he too can read with the support of technology and a few friendly muppets.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.Getting millions to learn: The impact of Sesame Street around the world
Sesame Workshop’s projects occupy the unique intersection of early childhood education and media. What had started as an educational television program more than 40 years ago...USAID Grant Helps Create Marathi Books for Blind Kids
Palo Alto, Calif.,-based Benetech received a grant Feb. 5 by USAID to create “human-narrated audio” Marathi language books for blind children in Pune, India.Benetech Wins All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development Grant to Improve Literacy for Primary School Students with Disabilities in India
We are delighted to share that USAID, World Vision, and the Australian Government awarded Benetech a 2015 grant to improve literacy for primary school students who are blind in India.Bollywood Karaoke and Same Language Subtitling to Promote Literacy
While I have not seen any research evidence to support this particular contention, I have been in a number of presentations over the years about the 'Finnish success in education.'First Winners of Library of Congress Literacy Awards Announced
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has chosen the winners of the 2013 Library of Congress Literacy Awards, a new program originated and sponsored by philanthropist David M. Rubenstein.Pratham / Usha V. Rane
Pratham Education Foundation shares their ACR GCD-funded innovation to launch monthly learning camps to improve reading, writing and speaking skills among children in India.The Bollywood Solution: Making Reading ‘Inescapable’
Much of television programming aimed at young people has earned a dubious reputation for turning the minds of the world’s children into wastelands.Alphabet Boot Camp
At 8 a.m. in the Indian state of Bihar, 25 children gather in a playing field. A bright yellow banner bearing the Pratham Education Foundation’s logo is prominently rolled out at the site.Benetech / Kristina Pappas
ACR GCD-funded innovator Benetech shares their innovation to add audio to digital stories for children who are blind/low vision in India.Gurgaon-based NGO bags prestigious USAID recognition
All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development recognized Pragya for its innovative project addressing the specific educational problems of tribal/border/hilly/forested (TBHF) districts.Sesame Workshop Initiatives India Wins Award At All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge For Development
The innovation – Learn to Read, Read to Learn – by Sesame Workshop Initiatives India (SWIIPLC) was announced a winner by USAID, AusAID and World Vision.Sesame Workshop India Trust / Anuragini Nagar
ACR GCD-funded innovator Sesame Workshop India shares their innovation to provide families with a mobile app based on the Marathi-language version of Sesame Street to improve children's reading.Padhne.De
While many developing countries have come a long way in increasing literacy rates, certain populations, like children in rural India, are still struggling with low literacy rates.Pragya / Gargi Banerji
Pragya shares their ACR GCD-funded innovation to pilot new information systems for gathering stakeholder education data in the Himalayan region of India.Sesame Workshop / Sashwati Banerjee
Sesame Workshop India shares their ACR GCD-funded innovation to provide engaging classroom content and low-cost tablets to improve reading skills in Hindi and English.