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10/07/2024

Exciting news: is coming to YouTube! Join us for a live global premiere on October 11, , as we celebrate gender equality and women’s empowerment with Keya, Yashika, Dewmini, Naifat, Diksha and Trang, six remarkable girls from Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program, as they confront challenges like harassment, food scarcity and early marriage to create a more gender-equal world.

Subscribe to our YouTube channel today to ensure you receive all notifications leading up the live event! 📽️: youtube.com/user/Roomtoread

10/07/2024

"Since the inception of the library, children have been drawn to the colorful and engaging world of age-appropriate books. Even children as young as second graders, who are still decoding letters, are reading and comprehending with astonishing proficiency." – Yashoda, a Room to Read librarian in Nepal

At Room to Read, we know that libraries help children build both reading skills and reading habits — habits like independent reading and checking out books to take home to share with family. In 2023 alone, children around the world checked out more than 10 MILLION BOOKS from Room to Read libraries! 🎉 📚 ⭐ That's an average of more than 13 books checked out by every child currently benefiting from Room to Read's literacy programming.

You can help Room to Read fill more library shelves with more books for more children to enjoy at school and at home. Learn how:

10/07/2024

Children don’t learn to read through direct instruction alone. Learning requires interaction. ➡️ Children observe their teachers sounding out words and practice on their own and with classmates.️ ➡️ Children listen to their librarians read stories aloud and begin to understand the meaning of new words.️ ➡️ Children see their classmates try, fail and try again, and quickly learn the role of trial and error in learning new skills.

That’s why we partnered with Sri Lanka’s Central Provincial Ministry of Education to support the development of pre-school teacher trainings focused specifically on the power of reading aloud to children. Trainings show how interactive, teacher-led oral readings support children in building vocabulary, improving comprehension, and, importantly, developing social-emotional skills like problem-solving, perspective-taking and emotional-relating — skills that all children need to learn.

By initiating a practice of group read-alouds in pre-primary school settings, we are making room for young children across Sri Lanka to enter the early grades with a strong foundation for learning.

Discover more in our annual report:

In this report, we are celebrating the many ways we made room for learning in 2023. Room to Read has now benefited more than 45 million children in historically under-resourced communities around the globe, making room for these children to develop literacy and life skills in a dignified and gender-...

08/19/2024

"'I'm so pleased that I can read!" Meng exclaimed, his smile wide. "I thank my teacher for guiding me through the lessons and encouraging me to visit the library to keep practicing."

In rural Cambodia, 13-year-old Meng faced a daunting challenge: he couldn't read a single word and was told he had to return to the first grade. But thanks to Room to Read's teacher training program, a dedicated educator, and a welcoming library space where he could build his reading skills, Meng was able to catch up — and fast! It took only months before Meng stood proudly at the head of the class, helping his younger classmates learn to read and write.

Click to read Meng's inspiring journey and discover how Room to Read is closing educational gaps for children like Meng around the world:

Beyond the rubber tree plantations of the Dambe district, in Tbong Khmum province in the central lowlands of Cambodia’s Mekong River, sits a primary school where, in a Grade 1 classroom, 13-year-old Meng has just learned to read. The bell rings loudly: Meung! Meung! Meung! Students hurry out of th...

08/19/2024

On Tuesday, July, 16 2024, IMC hosted its annual Trading and Gaming Day for Charity, donating $6,000,000 in support of Room to Read’s literacy program in South Africa, Tanzania, and India!

Massive thanks to IMC employees and Team Liquid talent, who put their advanced trading and gaming skills to the test over an epic 24 hours to help Room to Read train teachers, build libraries, creates classroom materials, and publish high-quality, local language children’s books. Read more: https://www.imc.com/eu/foundation/trading-for-charity/

08/02/2024

"Young learners are now eager to borrow books and come to the library at every chance to read, without being asked to do so." Discover South Africa's Reading Champions initiative, where young adults become catalysts for change, igniting a passion for reading! 📚 🏫

Overseen by South Africa’s National Education Collaboration Trust, Reading Champions employs young adults in teacher-support roles where they encourage children to use the school library and engage in reading activities.

Working with local government partners, Room to Read has supported the training of approximately 60,000 Read Champions (so far!), benefiting 4.6 million children with effective reading resources while fostering a strong culture of reading across the country.

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Scaling Room to Read’s literacy approach to nurture a strong culture of reading in South Africa.

07/27/2024

📚 Transforming education in India: Our innovative cluster libraries are making room for more storybooks in more schools in the historically under-resourced Nashik district.

With rotating book collections and colorful reading corners, our approach helps educators foster a love of reading.

Discover how we're making literacy accessible, one cluster at a time: https://okt.to/vuqOZr ✨

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Room to Read's literacy team has been busy in recent months working in partnership with local schools across our partner communities to scale and adapt our library model to benefit more children.

07/19/2024

Huge thank you to Toronto Stock Exchange & TSX Venture Exchange for hosting the incredible 11th Annual TMX Charity Golf Classic event earlier this month! We appreciated their amazing support for Room to Read! ⛳️

Proceeds from the event supported local and international charities, including Room to Read!

Also, special thank you to Hello Nori for providing hand rolls and nitro infused matcha for everyone! 🙌

06/16/2024

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06/10/2024

"When I was little, like many of my students, I feared going to school. Teachers used to scold us if we could not read or write, and the school did not feel welcoming. But I am glad I could change that. My students love me, and they enjoy learning. Thanks to the training I have received from Room to Read, I have learned to create an even more child-friendly environment." – Durga Gaudel, a Grade 1 teacher in

Room to Read trains educators all over the world. This month, we've teamed up with the Varkey Foundation to DOUBLE the impact of every donation. Give today and your gift will go 2X as far to help us accelerate and expand our educator trainings to benefit more students, more quickly. Donate now: https://bit.ly/4bR3rC2

05/15/2024

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Exciting news! 🌟 Actress Demi Singleton is joining Room to Read as a global ambassador. As an avid reader, Demi is a passionate advocate for representation in literacy through her Black Girls Covers book club with Fable. We were thrilled to have Demi spend the day with students in our program earlier this year and look forward to her empowering example to young learners everywhere. Welcome to the Room to Read family, Demi! 📚

05/15/2024

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