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A Better World for Girls Begins With Raising Boys Who Believe in One
September 12, 2025

A Better World for Girls Begins With Raising Boys Who Believe in One

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

Circle Mena Case Study
February 27, 2025

Scaling Success: The Story of Room to Read
I became CEO of a company that has helped millions of kids read—here’s my no. 1 piece of career advice
November 14, 2024

I became CEO of a company that has helped millions of kids read—here’s my no. 1 piece of career advice

Ernestine Siu, CNBC

Tech transformation still needs to be equitable, says non-profit CEO
November 14, 2024

Tech transformation still needs to be equitable, says non-profit CEO
Freida Pinto Hopes New Film Inspires Girls to 'Unleash Their Own Power' Through Education (Exclusive)
October 11, 2024

Freida Pinto Hopes New Film Inspires Girls to 'Unleash Their Own Power' Through Education (Exclusive)

Benjamin VanHoose, People Magazine

She Creates Change: Short-film series with all-star cast spotlights true stories of real girl heroes
September 23, 2024

She Creates Change: Short-film series with all-star cast spotlights true stories of real girl heroes

Rachel Duffell, Tatler Asia

Warner Bros. Discovery and Room to Read Launch 'She Creates Change' to Empower Girls Globally
September 23, 2024

Warner Bros. Discovery and Room to Read launch 'She Creates Change' to empower girls globally

Valerie Complex, Deadline

Haitian model Tico Armand supports literacy and girls’ education at Room to Read’s New York gala
June 02, 2024

Haitian model Tico Armand supports literacy and girls’ education at Room to Read’s New York gala

The Haitian Times

‘Bridgerton’ Star Charithra Chandran Among Narrators of Gender Equality Film Series ‘She Creates Change,’ Bowing on International Women’s Day
March 01, 2024

‘Bridgerton’ star Charithra Chandran among narrators of gender equality film series ‘She Creates Change,’ bowing on International Women’s Day

Naman Ramachandran, Variety

Room to Read CEO Dr. Geetha Murali listed among CNBC's CHANGEMAKERS
February 28, 2024

Room to Read CEO Dr. Geetha Murali listed among CNBC's CHANGEMAKERS
Statement from Geetha Murali for Education Live 24 January 2024
January 24, 2024

Statement from Geetha Murali for Education Live 24 January 2024

Geetha Murali

Geetha Murali Read by Jes Wolfe
January 05, 2024

Geetha Murali Read by Jes Wolfe

Jes Wolfe, Rebel Girls

Geetha Murali: Educating the World
December 19, 2023

Geetha Murali: Educating the World
«L'éducation, c'est tout ce que nous avons»: au Bangladesh, un réseau de femmes soutient des milliers d'écolières
November 02, 2023

«L'éducation, c'est tout ce que nous avons»: au Bangladesh, un réseau de femmes soutient des milliers d'écolières

Robin Tutenges Slate France

Room to Read Shares ‘She Creates Change’ Trailer for ‘International Day of the Girl’
October 18, 2023

Room to Read shares ‘She Creates Change’ tailer for ‘International Day of the Girl’

Animation World Network

‘Their stories are incredible’: NGO Room to Read looks to empower girls everywhere through multimedia campaign She Creates Change
October 11, 2023

‘Their stories are incredible’: NGO Room to Read looks to empower girls everywhere through multimedia campaign She Creates Change

Kylie Knott and Dr. Geetha Murali

Why Seeing Smart Girls Onscreen May Actually Make For a Better World
October 11, 2023

Why seeing smart girls onscreen may actually make for a better world

Charithra Chandran, actress and Teen Vogue contributing writer

Room to Read Debuts Trailer for ‘She Creates Change’ Inspirational Film Series
October 11, 2023

Room to Read debuts trailer for ‘She Creates Change’ inspirational film series

Mercedes Milligan, Animation Magazine

To Lead Is Human: Leading from Every Seat (Dr. Geetha Murali)
September 11, 2023

To Lead Is Human podcast: Leading from every seat

Dr. Geetha Murali, Room to Read, CEO

The Future of Education Depends on ‘Operationalising’ Dignified Learning: Commonwealth Education Report
August 23, 2023

The future of education Depends on ‘operationalising’ dignified learning: Commonwealth Education Report 2023

Dr. Geetha Murali, Room to Read, CEO

Nexus of Good: Breaking barriers
June 28, 2023

Nexus of Good: Breaking barriers

Anil Swarup, Millennium Post

Empowering India's future with Room to Read - Podcast with Poornima Garg
June 09, 2023

Empowering India's future with Room to Read

Dr Surjeet Dhanji and Poornima Garg, Room to Read

A Room To Read: Case For Libraries In Schools
May 29, 2023

A Room To Read: Case for libraries In schools

BW Education

Reading Mela organized in Salyan
May 28, 2023

Reading Mela organized in Salyan

Nepal Live Today

Freida Pinto Lends Voice to Nexus Studios’ Animated International Women’s Day Film Project (EXCLUSIVE)
March 06, 2023

Freida Pinto lends voice to Nexus Studios’ animated International Women’s Day film project (EXCLUSIVE)

K.J. Yossman, Variety

Dr. Geetha Murali on The HPScast
February 08, 2023

Dr. Geetha Murali on The HPScast
Alignment and Execution: Private, Public and Social Sector Actors Must Address Girls’ Education Together
February 02, 2023

Alignment and execution: Private, public and social sector actors must address girls’ education together
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
These Afghans Had to Start Over. They Didn’t Have to Do It Alone.
December 06, 2022

These Afghans had to start over. They didn’t have to do it alone.

Kristen Bayrakdarian, The New York Times

Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program
December 01, 2022

Room to Read’s Girls’ Education Program
Fighting for Climate Justice Means Fighting for Gender Equality
November 30, 2022

Fighting for Climate Justice Means Fighting for Gender Equality

Christina Kwauk, Unbounded Associates, Natalie Wyss, Unbounded Associates, and Lucina Di Meco, Room to Read

Un italiano che lotta da Londra contro l'analfabetismo
November 02, 2022

Un italiano che lotta da Londra contro l'analfabetismo
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

Removal of barriers for access to education creates 'phenomenal' opportunities for edtech
September 30, 2022

Removal of barriers for access to education creates 'phenomenal' opportunities for edtech
Collier kids can get book collection to take home
August 18, 2022

Collier kids can get book collection to take home
Watch: Room to Read Associate Director Discusses Upcoming Book Distribution
June 22, 2022

Watch: Room to Read associate director discusses upcoming book distribution
New book collection helps Afghan children process their new lives in Houston
June 20, 2022

New book collection helps Afghan children process their new lives in Houston

Elizabeth Trovall, Houston Chronicle

Rebels with Room to Read
May 18, 2022

Rebels with Room to Read

Jonathan Alley, Pro Bono Australia

Local Educators Seek To Provide More Book Access In Bay Area ‘Book Deserts’
April 22, 2022

Local educators seek to provide more book access in Bay Area ‘book deserts’
Room to Read's CEO Geetha Murali Interviewed on “Morning with Cyba”
April 20, 2022

Asharq Business with Bloomberg's “Morning with Cyba” Interviews Room to Read's CEO, Dr. Geetha Murali
Using Dignified Language Unseats Bias and Advances Equity
April 13, 2022

Using dignified language unseats bias and advances equity

Geetha Murali, CEO, Room to Read, and Cristi Hegranes, The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Smartphones are taboo for some girls in India. That's bad news for their future
March 08, 2022

Smartphones are taboo for some girls in India. That's bad news for their future

Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR

Achieving Gender Equity Depends on Boys, And How We Raise Them
March 07, 2022

Achieving gender equity depends on boys, and how we raise them

Geetha Murali, CEO, Room to Read, and Gary Barker, Ms. Magazine

Initiative in Kern County makes sure kids have books at home
March 04, 2022

Initiative in Kern County makes sure kids have books at home
Room to Read provides free books to Central California children
December 27, 2021

Room to Read provides free books to Central California children
'I was just stunned:' A Wauwatosa woman bequeaths $4.6 million to a global nonprofit for children's literacy
December 21, 2021

'I was just stunned:' A Wauwatosa woman bequeaths $4.6 million to a global nonprofit for children's literacy
CNBC's Squawk Box interviews Room to Read's Heather Simpson on the magnitude of the education crisis
December 17, 2021

CNBC's Squawk Box interviews Room to Read's Heather Simpson on the magnitude of the education crisis
On Our Path to Global COVID-19 Recovery, We Must Focus on Literacy
October 20, 2021

On our path to global COVID-19 recovery, we must focus on literacy
Room to Read students featured in Financial Times photo essay: Pupils’ parallel pandemics in India and Tanzania
October 14, 2021

Room to Read students featured in Financial Times photo essay: Pupils’ parallel pandemics in India and Tanzania

Andrew Jack

Educational inequities exacerbated by 'book deserts,' study finds
August 26, 2021

Educational inequities exacerbated by 'book deserts,' study finds
Geetha Murali on South Asian Trailblazers
August 09, 2021

Geetha Murali on South Asian Trailblazers
CNBC's Squawk Box interviews Dr. Geetha Murali on the COVID-19 illiteracy crisis
January 18, 2021

CNBC's Squawk Box interviews Dr. Geetha Murali on the COVID-19 illiteracy crisis

Reimagining girls’ education during COVID-19: Lessons from adapting programs and measures
January 07, 2021

Reimagining girls’ education during COVID-19: Lessons from adapting programs and measures
Lucina Di-Meco writes for Ms. Magazine - Four Ways to Empower a New Generation of Women Political Leaders
November 25, 2020

Lucina Di-Meco writes for Ms. Magazine - Four Ways to Empower a New Generation of Women Political Leaders
Room to Read CEO, Dr. Geetha Murali, appears on new podcast series by Qualtrics
November 18, 2020

Room to Read CEO, Dr. Geetha Murali, appears on new podcast series by Qualtrics
BBC World News TV interview Room to Read CEO Geetha Murali on global illiteracy rates
September 28, 2020

BBC World News TV interview Room to Read CEO Geetha Murali on global illiteracy rates
Bloomberg cover Room to Read's work in Asia to keep girls learning during school closures
September 21, 2020

Bloomberg cover Room to Read's work in Asia to keep girls learning during school closures
Sindhu Vee presents the BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal to support Room to Read on International Literacy Day
September 07, 2020

Sindhu Vee presents the BBC Radio 4 Charity Appeal to support Room to Read on International Literacy Day

A 'generational catastrophe': 24 million children will never return to school post-Covid, UN warns
August 13, 2020

A 'generational catastrophe': 24 million children will never return to school post-Covid, UN warns

Sarah Newey, The Telegraph

Al Jazeera English interview: Heather Simpson on Room to Read's work during COVID-19 school closures
August 13, 2020

Al Jazeera English interview: Heather Simpson on Room to Read's work during COVID-19 school closures
Euronews Interview: Laurie McMahon Discusses Girls' Education Risk Indicator
July 13, 2020

Euronews interview: Room to Read's Laurie McMahon discusses girls' education risk indicator
‘Some girls have already married early’: Young women at risk of never going back to school in Africa and Asia amid coronavirus crisis
July 10, 2020

‘Some girls have already married early’: Young women at risk of never going back to school in Africa and Asia amid coronavirus crisis
Room to Read COO Nicole Sayres writes for Tech For Impact on the impact of tech on education
June 29, 2020

Room to Read COO Nicole Sayres writes for Tech For Impact on the impact of tech on education

BBC World Service interview Room to Read's Sri Lanka Country Director
June 02, 2020

BBC World Service interview: Room to Read's Sri Lanka country director
Room to Read interviewed by BBC Woman's Hour
May 19, 2020

Room to Read interviewed by BBC Woman's Hour
How the World Might Change for the Better After Coronavirus
May 07, 2020

How the world might change for the better after coronavirus
Education in crisis: why girls will pay the highest price in the COVID-19 pandemic
April 23, 2020

Education in crisis: why girls will pay the highest price in the COVID-19 pandemic
BBC Radio: Dr. Geetha Murali on the COVID-19 Education Crisis
March 27, 2020

BBC Radio: Dr. Geetha Murali on the COVID-19 education crisis
Fraternity members help elementary school kids learn to love reading
March 09, 2020

Fraternity members help elementary school kids learn to love reading
Ending illiteracy begins with children seeing themselves in books
March 05, 2020

Ending illiteracy begins with children seeing themselves in books
Room to Read Named Community Benefactor of Choice at ETHDenver2020
February 07, 2020

Room to Read Named Community Benefactor of Choice at ETHDenver2020
Why Doing Good Is Good Economics
January 03, 2020

Why doing good is good economics

Dr. Geetha Murali

Inside Michelle Obama & Julia Roberts' Emotional Day with Vietnamese Schoolgirls: 'I Will Never Recover'
December 09, 2019

Inside Michelle Obama & Julia Roberts' emotional day with Vietnamese schoolgirls: 'I will never recover'
Libraries Changing the Margins of the World
June 06, 2019

Libraries changing the margins of the world
Why Partnerships Are The Answer to Quality Education for All Children
December 20, 2018

Why partnerships are the answer to quality education for all children

Dr. Geetha Murali

Why More Girls Need To Negotiate And The Role We Play As Leaders
October 22, 2018

Why more girls need to negotiate and the role we play as leaders

Dr. Geetha Murali

Books can rewire our brains, and connect us all
September 01, 2018

Books can rewire our brains, and connect us all

Geetha Murali

Every child needs education and a “Room to Read” to achieve success
May 08, 2018

Every child needs education and a “Room to Read” to achieve success
Michelle Obama Talks To A Girl From Nepal About Why Education Is Vital
March 08, 2018

Michelle Obama talks to a girl from Nepal about why education is vital
A new boys’ club, where girls are welcome
March 07, 2018

A new boys’ club, where girls are welcome
Room to Read collaborates with Google to develop Indonesia's reading culture
February 09, 2018

Room to Read collaborates with Google to develop Indonesia's reading culture
TATCHA + Room to Read — A Beautiful Partnership to Educate Girls Globally
April 14, 2017

TATCHA + Room to Read: A beautiful partnership to educate girls globally
How Beauty Brand Tatcha Became a Philanthropic Success Story
March 29, 2017

How beauty brand Tatcha became a philanthropic success story
One Child, One Classroom, One Community: Why Influencing a Culture of Reading Could Help Solve the Global Education Crisis
March 07, 2016

One child, one classroom, one community: Why influencing a culture of reading could help solve the global education crisis
Michelle Obama Promotes Girls' Education in Cambodia
March 21, 2015

Michelle Obama promotes girls' education in Cambodia
Michelle Obama visits Cambodia for 'Let Girls Learn' Asia trip
March 21, 2015

Michelle Obama visits Cambodia for 'Let Girls Learn' Asia trip
Room to Read Building Libraries All Over the World, The Washington Post
February 12, 2013

Room to Read building libraries all over the world, The Washington Post
End Book Deserts

End Book Deserts
Diverse books are bridges to embracing our differences

Diverse books are bridges to embracing our differences
How to make children’s book collections more inclusive

How to make children’s book collections more inclusive
Why Female Leadership is What the Climate Justice Movement Needs

Why Female Leadership is What the Climate Justice Movement Needs
Holding Big Tech Accountable for Online Violence Against Women and Gendered Disinformation

Holding Big Tech Accountable for Online Violence Against Women and Gendered Disinformation
Gendered disinformation might have cost Warren the nomination and us our lives

Gendered disinformation might have cost Warren the nomination and us our lives
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