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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

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
she creates change teaching resources
March 18, 2025

Introducing shecreateschange.org
Continuous learning and improvement: 2024 insights from Room to Read’s gender equality programming
December 23, 2024

Continuous learning and improvement
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
Meet Claudia Chinyere Akole, co-director of She Creates Change: Naifat from Nexus Studios
September 23, 2024

Meet Claudia Chinyere Akole, co-director of She Creates Change: Naifat from Nexus Studios
Room to Read presents: She Creates Change | Official Trailer
September 23, 2024

Room to Read presents: She Creates Change | Official Trailer
IMC annual trading gaming day benefits room to read
July 23, 2024

IMC’s annual Trading & Gaming Day for Charity raises funds to support children with foundational literacy skills
Partnerships pave the way: scaling Room to Read’s library model
June 10, 2024

Partnerships pave the way
Room to Read teacher trainings help bolster skills among primary school teachers end early grade illiteracy in Tanzania
April 19, 2024

“My school is now shining.”
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

Making room for learning in Tanzania
November 11, 2023

Making room for learning, one book at a time
Education for all: updates from Room to Read’s programs around the world
September 29, 2023

Education for all
Fostering literacy and gender equality across the globe: updates from Room to Read’s programs
April 26, 2023

Fostering literacy and gender equality across the globe
Room to Read presents She Creates Change
March 06, 2023

Room to Read presents She Creates Change
Creating a world of lifelong learners: updates from across the globe
December 30, 2022

Creating a world of lifelong learners

Room to Read updates from across the globe

Meet Nuru from Tanzania
November 18, 2022

Climate activism meets entrepreneurship
Inside Room to Read's Literacy Program in Tanzania
August 31, 2022

Inside Room to Read's Literacy Program in Tanzania

Meet Sifa from Room to Read Tanzania
April 06, 2022

Building financial security
Meet Joshua from Tanzania
November 15, 2021

Meet Joshua from Room to Read in Tanzania
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

Meet Neema, a Social Mobilizer from Tanzania
March 09, 2021

Meet Neema, a Social Mobilizer from Tanzania
Meet Siti from Room to Read Tanzania
October 22, 2020

Meet Siti from Room to Read Tanzania
Fact or Fiction? Children Want Their Non-Fiction Books, Adults May Be Their Barriers
April 01, 2020

Fact or Fiction? Children want their non-fiction books, adults may be their barriers

Heather Simpson, Chief Program Officer

"At the End of the Day, We're All Just Teenage Girls"
October 11, 2018

"At the End of the Day, We're All Just Teenage Girls"
5 Reasons Children Need More Non-Fiction Books
April 30, 2018

Five reasons children need more non-fiction books
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