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Interested in reading or watching more about Room to Read? Browse our collection of published reports, newsletters and video pieces that illustrate Room to Read work towards international literacy.

Reports

2011 Annual Report

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In 2011, Room to Read had an exciting year. We achieved operational launch in our tenth country, Tanzania, distributed our 10 millionth book and were awarded the UNESCO Confucius Prize for Literacy. Last year alone, we established 1,907 libraries, constructed 114 schools, published 154 original local-language books and supported more than 13,000 young women through our Girls’ Education program. To date, Room to Read has now impacted the lives of more than 6.5 million children. You can read just how we did it in our latest annual report or through our annual report microsite.

2011 Girls' Education Yearbook

Download our latest Girls' Education Yearbook (pdf). Learn more about the need to educate girls in the developing world, see how our Girls' Education Program addresses their needs, and view profiles and artwork from some of our young scholars!

Newsletters

2013 Q2 Newsletter
2013 Q1 Newsletter
2012 Q4 Newsletter
2012 Q3 Newsletter
2012 Q2 Newsletter
2012 Q1 Newsletter
2011 Q4 Newsletter
2011 Q3 Newsletter
2011 Q2 Newsletter
2011 Q1 Newsletter
2010 Q4 Newsletter
2010 Q3 Newsletter
2010 Q2 Newsletter
2010 Q1 Newsletter
2009 Q4 Newsletter
2009 Q3 Newsletter
2009 Q2 Newsletter
2009 Q1 Newsletter
2008 Q4 Newsletter (pdf)
2008 Summer Newsletter (pdf)

2008 Spring Newsletter(pdf)

Video

	CBS Evening News with Katie Couric Profiles Room to Read in India CBS Evening News travels to India to interview Manju Gupta and Mehul Navodit, two shining examples of the powerful impact Room to Read's Local Language Publishing program is having on the lives of hundreds of authors and illustrators in the developing world that now have the chance to share their talents with their local communities and in their local language
	Room to Read Celebrates Year of Tens Room to Read recently celebrated its 10 year anniversary with the opening of its 10,000th library in Nepal. Over the last decade, Room to Read has scaled exponentially to impact more than 4 million children in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Zambia.

	Daughtry's "What About Now" Video In July 2008, American Idol Chris Daughtry released the video "What About Now." It features 12 non-profits, including Room to Read.

	Nepal: A Girl's Life, Making Room to Read This award winning PBS "FRONTLINE/World Rough Cut" production follows a young Girls' Education program participant, who loves to read, through her daily life in Nepal.

	Atlassian Summit Atlassian, a global software company, raised over $110,000 for Room to Read by offering $5 licenses of their two flagship products, JIRA and Confluence in April 2009 and they will be at it again in October. Watch John Wood give thanks and present Room to Read during their 2009 Atlassian Summit.

	Literacy One Day Cathay Pacific donated the use of its new Boeing 777-300ER to bring hundreds of thousands of Scholastic books to Room to Read libraries!

	Leaving Microsoft to Change the World John Wood describes his book, now published in 16 languages.

	Authors@Google John Wood and Don Valentine speak at Google Authors on October 2nd, 2007.

	John Wood at Cody's Books in San Francisco John Wood speaks at legendary local bookstore Cody's in San Francisco on October 6th, 2006.

	John Wood at The Power Within "A Passion to Change the World through the Power of Education." John Wood speaks at the personal growth and motivational leadership conference in Toronto, Canada.