Right now 780 million people on this planet can’t read. Two-thirds of them are women and girls.

Room to Read is an international organisation transforming the lives of millions of children in low-income countries across Africa and Asia by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Founded in 2000 on the belief that World Change Starts with Educated Children®, we target two critical milestones: literacy learning in first and second grades and a girl’s transition into secondary school. In 2015 we reached our goal of impacting 10 million children. By 2020 we anticipate reaching 15 million children.

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

#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 education, the freedom to raise their voices and share their message with the world.