Rewriting books to rewrite lives
Almost one billion adults worldwide are illiterate. Wanda was one of these people, but she has spent the last 18 months learning to read and write, and now she has authored a children's book. Download Wanda's story and be inspired by a tale of bravery and imagination.
Our Theory of Change
750 million people globally are unable to read and write. Project Literacy is working to change that and close the literacy gap by 2030. Here's how:
Advancing best practice
Project Literacy is partnering with organizations that are already implementing proven literacy interventions and helping them to grow. Why? Because there are some things that we know work, and we need more of them.
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Innovating for new solutions
In order to reach 750 million people by 2030, we'll have to find new ways to move faster and reach more learners. That's why we partner with innovators to bring game-changing literacy solutions to life.
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Raising awareness and mobilizing action
We've built a coalition of more than 100 partners and work with literacy leaders and activists to advance the cause of literacy and drive greater investment and engagement into solutions.
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How machine learning can improve the lives of people with disabilities
As part of the Project Literacy Lab initiative we have been working with some of the world’s best social entrepreneurs who are dedicated to closing the global literacy gap by 2030. In order to showcase some of the great work the Lab entrepreneurs are...
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Report Reveals How Mobile Technology Helps Home Literacy
Worldreader, in partnership with Pearson, Project Literacy and Results for Development have released the results of a two-year digital reading pilot which revealed how parents’ and caregivers’ reading habits changed after receiving access to a free m...
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UNESCO-Pearson Initiative for Literacy Update
The UNESCO-Pearson Initiative for Literacy: Improved Livelihoods in a Digital World was launched in 2016 as a research and advocacy partnership for digital solutions to advance inclusion within the context of lifelong learning and the Sustainable Dev...
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Featured partners
Project Literacy works with 100+ diverse partners dedicated to supporting literacy around the globe. In honor of Women's History Month, here are a few that focus on the education of women and girls.
Veerni Project
Veerni Project’s mission is to educate and empower girls and women of rural Rajasthan so they can lead healthy and productive lives free from poverty, coercion and disease. The project focuses on adolescent girls in the desert areas around Jodhpur.
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Womankind Worldwide
Womankind Worldwide is a women’s rights and international development organization making an impact through the power of partnership. They work to make sure that women have an equal say in the decisions which a effect their lives.
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Room to Read
Room to Read is a non-profit organization focused on improving literacy and gender equality in education in the developing world, by helping girls to finish their schooling.
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