Jennifer Bowser Gerst has begun her duties as Project Director for Reading within Reach (REACH) and Director of the Global Reading Network Community of Practice. She replaces Sakil Malik, who is transitioning to a position as Vice President of Global Education for World Learning.
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In celebration of International Women’s Day, The Asia Foundation is honoring eight stories of female ingenuity and bravery that have been chosen as winners of the Let’s Read! children’s story competition in Cambodia. Titled “Girls Can Do Anything,”...
In celebration of UNESCO’s Mobile Learning Week, All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development (USAID, World Vision and the Australian Government) and Pearson’s Project Literacy invite you to join them as an agent of change in an interactive EVOKE Literacy Strategy Lab in Paris, France, on March 23.
EVOKE is a...
Please join the Global Reading Network for a post-CIES webinar on Wednesday, March 22, at 10 AM EST. This webinar will highlight the main discussions from CIES, which was held in Atlanta March 6th – 9th. If you were not able to attend CIES, this is a great opportunity to hear what was...
Activist Malala Yousafzai and actress Charlize Theron are among the celebrities supporting a new campaign demanding action to help girls around the world get an education. The two are part of the new #GirlsCount program launched by the ONE Campaign.
Through the program, people from...
“We need new forms of education that promote understanding between cultures, that strengthens the resilience of societies and provides the relevant skills to navigate the future,” said UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova in opening the UNESCO Week for Peace and Sustainable Development last week. The event, held in Ottawa,...
A new article on the All Africa.com website describes the vital importance of women’s education. The article cites statistics from the African Union showing that out of 75 percent of girls starting school in Africa only 8 percent finish. Furthermore, statistics indicate that fewer than a quarter of high school-aged girls are...
As the process of globalization continues, many languages are increasingly under threat, or disappearing altogether. “When languages fade, so does the world’s rich tapestry of cultural diversity,” writes UN correspondent Akshan de Alwis in this...
In celebration of International Open Data Day and International Women’s Day, the Data Collaboratives for Local Impact (DCLI) Program invites you to...
“It is proven beyond doubt that when girls in the poorest countries go to school, their education improves the health, wealth and stability of not only their communities but their country as well,” according to this...
