United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, Room to Read is creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality. We are achieving this goal by helping children in low-income communities develop literacy skills and a habit of reading, and by supporting girls to build skills to succeed in school and negotiate key life decisions. We collaborate with governments and other partner organizations to deliver positive outcomes for children at scale. Room to Read has benefitted more than 23 million children across 20 countries and over 40,700 communities and aims to reach 40 million children by 2025.

Our United Kingdom office is located in London. To learn more and find out how you can get involved, please contact uk@roomtoread.org.

Contact Information

United Kingdom
Room to Read Bracken House, 1 Friday Street, London, EC4M 9BT United Kingdom

uk@roomtoread.org
+44 (0)207 873 3603

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#IWriteBecause: Everyone has a story to tell, what's yours? 

 
Reedsy, a UK publishing start up, joined forces with Room to Read to launch the #IWriteBecause campaign bringing together a global community of authors and writers in support of global education  

How it worked? 

Authors and writers submitted inspirational one-minute videos sharing why they write. The initiative connected the widely-dispersed writing community through a common passion by asking the question: why do you write 

For every video submitted, Reedsy donated $10 to Room to Read. Since its launch, the campaign generated close to 100 videos, 2,100 posts, and reached over 6.7 million people across the globe — and helped raise awareness and funds for our literacy and girls' education programs. 

We were thrilled to partner with Reedsy, which is a proud believer that every child should have access to educationthe freedom to raise their voices and share their message with the world.

John Wood #IWriteBecause

John Wood #IWriteBecause

Here's the Latest

Global law firm and corporate partner, CMS, got #ActiveforEducation

Global law firm and corporate partner, CMS, swapped suits for jerseys during their annual Football Cup in Amsterdam on 22 July. Every goal scored equaled a donation to Room to Read. Over 19,100 euros was raised by 62 teams in support of our Literacy and Girls' Education Programmes. Thank you for getting #ActiveforEducation and helping transform the lives of millions of children.

A big thank you to Techbikers who nearly raised £70 K for Room to Read

They did it! From 16-18 June, Techbbikers successfully completed their 2017 challenge by cycling 320 km from Paris to London. Despite the high temperatures, the ride was a huge success and Techbikers nearly raised £70. Since 2012, the Techbikers community has crossed the $500,000 raised and counts more than 500 alumni riders. We couldn’t be more proud of this partnership!

Proud moment as Room to Read Ambassador Garbiñe Muguruza wins 2017 Wimbledon Championship

15 July is a very important date as RtR’s ambassador Garbiñe Muguruza became Wimbledon2017 champion! Garbiñe is a role model to young girls around the world, she doesn’t let fear hold her back but adopts confidence in every game she plays. We’re so happy she joined the Room to Read family.

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