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A Former Dropout Empowers Tanzanian Girls to Stay in School
A student in Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program in Tanzania where 76% of girls miss out on secondary school. Photo: Daniel Hayduk“When I was 16, I experienced the hardest social challenge any girl...
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For Room to Read, Quality Children’s Books Start in the Writers’ Workshop
Room to Read author Farzana Tanni discusses writing for children at the Writers’ Workshop in BangladeshThis is Part I in a four-part series that will follow over the next several months how Room to...
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Bringing a Love of Science to Cambodia’s Rural Students
Room to Read Cambodia student Kim Yi with her favorite science book, Can it Rain Cats and Dogs?As sheets of rain pounded the Phoum Khmer Primary School yard into puddles, sixth grader Kim Yi read with...
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The Story Behind Room to Read’s New Website
Room to Read is a global community. We are investors, volunteers, advocates and staff committed to the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children.® Our website, www.roomtoread.org, serves...
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Turning Classrooms into Playgrounds with the IKEA Foundation
By Dr. Geetha Murali, Chief Development Officer, Room to ReadStudents from Room to Read’s children’s Literacy Program in Bangladesh.This week marks the start of the holiday season in many countries...
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Internally Displaced Girl Paves Promising Road to Top Sri Lankan University
Ara, a graduate of Room to Read Girls’ Education Program in Sri LankaFor the average student most struggles occur in the classroom, whether it’s curriculum comprehension or connecting with peers. Yet,...
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On International Literacy Day: Why Literacy is The Most Powerful Weapon...
By Heather Simpson, Chief Program Officer, Room to ReadEarlier this week, I watched my son walk through the doors of his elementary school and joyfully head off to his first day of second grade. As I...
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Opening Minds and Doors: Creating the Next Generation of Female Role Models
Lucina Di Meco, Director, Girls’ Education Program, Room to ReadMy father was one of four kids raised in a home with no running water and no electricity. His small village in Abruzzo, Italy did not...
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Fact or Fiction? Children Want Their Non-Fiction Books, Adults May Be Their...
Heather Simpson, Chief Program Officer, Room to ReadWhat was the last piece of nonfiction you read? Do not think too deeply or too far back on this question, as the answer is most likely not the latest...
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How Her Mother Inspired Nirupa to Beat the Odds
https://medium.com/media/2be05c12366ecab77de29a218b27f68d/hrefWhen Nirupa’s mother was young she never had a chance to get an education. In Nepal, girls are seen as financial burdens and tasked with...
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