Room to Read
- I Implementer
Description
Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in low-income communities by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.
Primary Functions
- Program/Project Implementation
Secondary Functions
- Capacity building/Technical assistance
- Research - project evaluation
Geographic Scope
- Global / regional
Areas of work Back to Top
Education topics addressed
Attainment
- Post-secondary
- Primary completion
- Primary enrollment
- Primary to secondary transition
- Secondary completion
Other skills
- Life skills/sexuality education
- Rights/empowerment education
- Social and emotional learning
Quality
- Curricula/lesson plans
- School quality
Skills
- Literacy
- Numeracy
Cross-cutting topics addressed
- No additional topics
Funders and partners Back to Top
Current girls' education partners
Locations and contact information Back to Top
Website
Headquarters location(s)
- San Francisco, California, United States of America
Office location(s)
- Bangladesh
- Cambodia
- India
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Nepal
- South Africa
- Sri Lanka
- United Republic of Tanzania
- Viet Nam
- Zambia
Locations of current girls’ education work
- N/A
Projects Back to Top
Funding Initiative/Portfolio
Early Childhood Education, Adolescent Life Skills & Mindsets, Girls' Education Ecosystem
Project/Program
Room to Read Literacy and Like Skills Program Cambodia
Project/Program
Education Endures: Room to Read’s Award-winning Literacy and Gender Equality Interventions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Project/Program
Financial Education for Girls Program
Project/Program
Girls' Education Program (Room to Read)
Research Project/Report/Study
Evaluation of Life Skills Curriculum
Project/Program
Tusome Pamoja (Read Together)
Project/Program
Literacy Program