Room to Read: San Diego Chapter

10/11/2026

This International Day of the Girl, we stand with girls everywhere who deserve the freedom to learn, grow, and choose their own futures.

More than 12 million girls are married before adulthood each year, roughly one girl every three seconds. This year's global call to action, End child marriage and invest in girls' rights, underscores the urgent need to ensure girls have the opportunity to stay in school and build the skills and confidence they need to shape their own lives.

At Room to Read, our Gender Equality Program supports adolescents with the knowledge, mentorship, and life skills they need to navigate roadblocks, challenge harmful norms, and make informed decisions about their futures. By helping girls remain in school and pursue their goals, we're investing in lasting change for individuals, families, and communities.

In recognition of this important moment, Room to Read's Board will match every donation made during our 48-hour International Day of the Girl campaign on October 11 and 12, doubling the impact of your support.

If you're considering a gift before the end of the year, this is a meaningful opportunity to help more girls learn, lead, and choose their own futures. We would be grateful for your partnership.

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06/30/2026

This September, join a global effort to promote the power
of reading, build community, and break the cycle of
childhood illiteracy.
Make room to read for children around the world by
making room to read in your own life.
1.Pledge to read. Set a goal to read for a
certain number of minutes – on your own,
as a class, or with a group.
2.Track and share your progress. For every
minute you read, invite others to support
you by making an equivalent donation to
promote education worldwide.
3.Raise funds for literacy. Every $1 donated
can provide a brand-new book for a child in
a community facing deep educational,
gender and economic inequities.
1 minute of reading
= US$1 raised
= 1 new book for a child

06/05/2026

Room to Read is proud to be a grantee of the Strengthening Teacher Effectiveness & Practice with AI (STEP-AI) program. Launched this week by Renaissance Philanthropy, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, STEP-AI explores how AI-enabled tools can deliver scalable, high-quality coaching for teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative strengthens the support teachers receive, bringing greater precision and consistency to instructional coaching in the classroom.

🔗 Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/e-rUe9Ke

05/21/2026

Go for it! Double Your Impact for 12 Months!
All new monthly donations will be MATCHED for a year.

In partnership with the Ministry of Education, Room to Read celebrates a national milestone for student wellbeing in Sri Lanka.

04/23/2026

On February 19, Room to Read marked an extraordinary milestone by signing an official agreement with the Ministry of Education of Zambia. We first began working in Zambia in 2008 and for nearly a decade, we:
Benefited over 530,000 children with foundational learning skills

Supported 613 schools

Established 487 school libraries

Published 20 locally written and illustrated children’s books in Zambian languages

Distributed more than 1 million learning materials

Learn more about this program here:
https://www.roomtoread.org/the-latest/room-to-read-makes-renewed-commitment-in-zambia/?ea.tracking.id=&utm_source=April_2026_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_content=Zambia_Blog_Post&utm_term=Donor_And_Lead