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

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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

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Current girls' education partners

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Website

Room to Read

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

Map showing countries (listed below) where the organization is involved with girls' education programs

  • N/A

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