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Climate change and gender equality
August 19, 2025

Climate change and gender equality: Why girls’ education is key to climate resilience

Reema Shrestha, Director, Room to Read's Gender Equality Portfolio, South Asia

Proof that girls education works
July 31, 2025

Chandani’s chapter, 18 years on: Proof that girls’ education works
Inspirational stories of hope
July 31, 2025

Inspirational stories of hope: Five stories from Room to Read
Girls education in Africa
May 21, 2025

Girls’ education in Africa: The most powerful investment we can make

Zamaradi S. Islahi, Global Director, Room to Read Gender Equality Portfolio

Life skills assessment for boys
April 30, 2025

Measuring life skills among boys in India and Nepal

Dhiraj Anand, Associate Director, Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, Gender Equality Portfolio

Measuring impact
April 28, 2025

Measuring impact: The journey of Room to Read data
Empowering youth transforming mindsets
April 24, 2025

Empowering youth, transforming mindsets: Lessons from our Life Skills for Equality Project

Abigail Spangler, Associate Director of Room to Read's Girls’ Education Portfolio

Partners in Progress
April 23, 2025

Celebrating our partners in progress
Motivational Quotes for Girls
April 11, 2025

Motivational quotes for girls: 6 quotes from our program participants
Adding new chapters in Africa
March 19, 2025

Adding new chapters in Africa
Life skills that shape life choices
March 19, 2025

Life skills that shape life choices
she creates change teaching resources
March 18, 2025

Introducing shecreateschange.org
Nepal graduate joins peacekeeping mission in South Sudan
February 24, 2025

"The audacity to dream"
Continuous learning and improvement: 2024 insights from Room to Read’s gender equality programming
December 23, 2024

Continuous learning and improvement
One year in: Insights from Room to Read Climate Justice Clubs
November 04, 2024

One year in: Insights from Room to Read's Climate Justice Clubs

Abigail Spangler, global associate director of Room to Read's Girls’ Education Program

She Creates Change premieres live on YouTube
October 11, 2024

She Creates Change premieres live on YouTube
Unlocking talent: Meet Naifat from She Creates Change
September 27, 2024

Unlocking talent: Meet Naifat from She Creates Change
Persevering in the face of adversity: Meet Trang from She Creates Change
September 27, 2024

Persevering in the face of adversity
Leading the way to a more equitable future: Meet Keya from She Creates Change
September 27, 2024

Leading the way to a more equitable future
A climate change champion: Meet Dewmini from She Creates Change
September 27, 2024

A climate change champion
Breaking barriers, inspiring change: Meet Diksha from She Creates Change
September 26, 2024

Breaking barriers, inspiring change: Meet Diksha from She Creates Change
Room to Read presents: She Creates Change | Official Trailer
September 23, 2024

Room to Read presents: She Creates Change | Official Trailer
You can create change with Room to Read
September 16, 2024

You can create change with Room to Read
If I love sports, I shall pursue them with all my heart and soul.
July 29, 2024

"If I love sports, I shall pursue them with all my heart and soul."
Meet Nikini, Room to Read student and runner making history for her school
July 26, 2024

Meet Nikini, Room to Read student and runner making history for her school
Join a Room to Read teacher for a lesson on climate change and gender
May 02, 2024

Join Ms. Quyen for a lesson on climate change — and its impact on gender inequalities
Revising Room to Read's Adolescent Life Skills Assessment
April 30, 2024

Revising Room to Read’s Adolescent Life Skills Assessment (ALSA)

Fernanda Gándara, Director of Research, Monitoring and Reporting, Girls’ Education Portfolio

Life Skills for Today
April 17, 2024

Life skills for today

Abigail Spangler, Associate Director, Room to Read's Girls’ Education Portfolio

One rupee at a time
April 08, 2024

One rupee at a time
Increasing Girls’ Employability Worldwide
March 12, 2024

Increasing girls’ employability worldwide
Life Skills Curriculum for the 21st Century
February 16, 2024

Life skills curriculum for the 21st century

Abigail Spangler, Associate Director of Room to Read's Girls' Education Portfolio

Meet Joba from Room to Read Bangladesh
February 15, 2024

"I have followed my dreams with life skills."
Meet Ambika, a Girls’ Education Program graduate from Nepal
February 12, 2024

“I see a little Ambika in all the girls I now mentor.”

Insights from Room to Read Nepal’s Adolescent Life Skills Assessment
January 22, 2024

The importance of cognitive interviews in measurement practices
Making room for a more sustainable future for all
December 28, 2023

Making room for a more sustainable future for all

Graphic novels for young adults
December 12, 2023

Graphic novels for young adults
Measurement Insights from the Life Skills for Equality Project
December 06, 2023

Measurement insights from our Life Skills for Equality Project

Fernanda Gándara, Director of Research, Monitoring and Reporting, Girls’ Education Portfolio

Making room for connection and community in Bangladesh
November 27, 2023

Making room for connection and community
Room to Read is making room for a more equitable, resilient future in Vietnam
November 15, 2023

Making room for a more equitable, resilient future
Meet Lounny from Room to Read Laos
November 10, 2023

Room to Read's support has changed my life forever
Room to Read is making room for education champions in Laos
November 06, 2023

Making room for education champions
Mentoring Girls: 5 Best Practices We've Learned
October 25, 2023

Mentoring girls: 5 best practices we've learned
Three Ways that Room to Read Supports Climate Justice
August 11, 2023

Three ways that Room to Read supports climate justice
Leading with Life Skills
March 27, 2023

Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program: Leading with Life Skills
Room to Read presents She Creates Change
March 06, 2023

Room to Read presents She Creates Change
UNESCO laureate Room to Read Cambodia helps girls stay in school
January 18, 2023

UNESCO laureate Room to Read Cambodia helps girls stay in school
Meet Theannou from Room to Read Cambodia
January 17, 2023

Facing challenges with life skills

Meet Theannou from Room to Read in Cambodia

Persevering with life skills: Meet Naduni from Room to Read Sri Lanka
December 09, 2022

Persevering with life skills

Meet Naduni from Sri Lanka

Meet Sinit from Room to Read Cambodia
November 28, 2022

Building a network of support
Meet Nuru from Tanzania
November 18, 2022

Climate activism meets entrepreneurship
Room to Read Cambodia Recognized as Laureate of 2022 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education
October 11, 2022

Room to Read Cambodia Recognized as Laureate of 2022 UNESCO Prize for Girls’ and Women’s Education

Life skills lessons help Chathurika remain focused on her education during the ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka
August 08, 2022

Life skills lessons help Chathurika remain focused on her education during ongoing crisis in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Stories: Naduni
July 18, 2022

Inspiring stories have helped Naduni persevere through Sri Lanka crisis
Meet Maneesha from Room to Read Sri Lanka
June 24, 2022

The power of life skills

Meet Maneesha from Room to Read Sri Lanka

Meet Chamodi from Sri Lanka
June 17, 2022

Skill building in Sri Lanka: Meet Chamodi

Meet Sifa from Room to Read Tanzania
April 06, 2022

Building financial security
Advancing life skills measurement: The ALSA for Girls Synthesis Report and How-To Guide
March 31, 2022

Advancing life skills measurement: the ALSA for Girls Synthesis Report and How-To Guide
Meet Nishita from Room to Read Bangladesh
January 27, 2022

Meet Nishita from Room to Read Bangladesh
Why It’s Time for Education to Invest in Both Gender Equality and Climate Justice
October 26, 2021

Why it’s time for education to invest in both gender equality and climate justice

Christina Kwauk & Natalie Wyss

Examples of Life Skills for Girls
October 08, 2021

Examples of life skills for girls
Meet Roshni from India
October 04, 2021

A changemaker for her village: Meet Roshni from India
Meet Phimya from Laos
October 01, 2021

Understanding the importance of equality: Meet Phimya from Room to Read Laos
Creating an equitable world by closing the gender gap in financial literacy: Room to Read’s adaptation of new methods in educating adolescent girls
April 08, 2021

Creating an equitable world by closing the gender gap in financial literacy

By Reema Shrestha, associate director, Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program

At a Pivot Point: Will COVID-19 Push Gender Equality Forward or Back?
March 31, 2021

At a pivot point: Will COVID-19 push gender equality forward or back?
Stories of Change from Girls' Education Program Participants in India
March 29, 2021

Stories of change from Girls' Education Program participants in India
Growing Up in Different Ways: Reflections from Girls’ Education Program Alumnae in Vietnam
March 15, 2021

Growing up in different ways: Reflections from Girls’ Education Program alumnae in Vietnam
Meet Neema, a Social Mobilizer from Tanzania
March 09, 2021

Meet Neema, a Social Mobilizer from Tanzania
Meet Kabita from Nepal: Leading by Example
March 03, 2021

Meet Kabita from Room to Read Nepal: Leading by example
Meet Siti from Room to Read Tanzania
October 22, 2020

Meet Siti from Room to Read Tanzania
How Mahesha supported her family during lockdown using financial education
October 20, 2020

How Mahesha supported her family during lockdown using financial education

Four Ways to Empower a New Generation of Women Political Leaders, by Lucina Di Meco
October 20, 2020

Four ways to empower a new generation of women political leaders

Lucina Di Meco, Vice President, Gender Equality Portfolio

What Happens When Girls Learn How to Save
December 05, 2019

What happens when girls learn how to save
Meet Yashodha from Room to Read Sri Lanka
November 11, 2019

Meet Yashodha from Room to Read Sri Lanka
Meet Kalpana from Room to Read India
November 01, 2019

Meet Kalpana from Room to Read India
Meet Hawa: Girls' Education Program Graduate & Aspiring Policymaker
October 01, 2019

Meet Hawa: Room to Read Girls' Education Program graduate and aspiring policymaker
Meet Sony from Room to Read Cambodia
October 01, 2019

Meet Sony from Room to Read in Siem Reap
These 3 Nepali Fathers Want More Gender-Equal Communities
June 14, 2019

Meet three Nepali fathers who want more gender-equal communities

Shriluna Shrestha, Communications Officer, Nepal

On Father’s Day, A Tribute to Men who Seek a Gender Equal World
June 13, 2019

On Father’s Day, a tribute to men who seek a gender equal world

Dr. Geetha Murali, CEO, Room to Read

The First in Her Family to Go to School, Mereena is Changing Her Family's Trajectory
June 01, 2019

The first generation to go to school, Mereena is changing her family's trajectory
Inside Sri Lanka: Mothers Who Migrate
May 03, 2019

Inside Sri Lanka: Mothers who migrate

Umeshi Rajeendra, Room to Read Sri Lanka

Meet Thuy: An Inspiration to Her Community in Vietnam
April 10, 2019

Meet Thuy: an inspiration to her community in Vietnam
Spotlight on Life Skills: When Menstruation is Taboo
July 23, 2018

Spotlight on life skills: When menstruation is taboo
Five Ways Room to Read Teaches Girls to Protect their Bodies & Themselves
March 01, 2018

Five ways Room to Read teaches girls to protect their bodies and themselves
How Saluom Became an Inspiration to her Village
November 14, 2017

How Saluom became an inspiration to her village
Measuring Life Skills in Cambodia
October 12, 2017

Room to Read measures life skills in Cambodia
Student Success: Looking Beyond Tertiary School
February 21, 2017

Student success in Sri Lanka: looking beyond tertiary school
Room to Read Creates an Innovative Tool to Measure Girls’ Life Skills
December 14, 2016

Room to Read creates an innovative tool to measure girls’ life skills
Measuring the Effectiveness of a Life Skills Education
November 03, 2016

Measuring the effectiveness of a life skills education
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