READ (Rural Education and Development) Global believes that empowering rural communities is critical to alleviating global poverty. We envision a world where individuals, families and entire communities have access to the knowledge, resources and opportunities necessary to build more prosperous futures.
READ Global Executive Director Tina Sciabica was recently interviewed for an article on Forbes.com. The article explores the founding of READ, our milestone successes, recent $4.7M grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to expand our efforts, and challenges and opportunities moving forward. Read more
Somlal and Indira Chaudhary wanted more for their new family than their small mud house in the rural village of Chitwan, Nepal. When the Jhuwani READ Center in their village offered livelihood trainings in beekeeping and mushroom farming, the couple seized the opportunity to learn new skills. Today, they have their own mushroom and beekeeping businesses and have been able to purchase a new, modern home with the money they have made. Watch a video about their story.
After visiting Bhutan on a family trip in 2010 and witnessing the lack of learning opportunities in many villages, Claire Thomsen - who was 12 years old at the time - felt compelled to help bring educational resources to rural Bhutanese children. Calling on her family, friends and peers to make donations, Claire set out to build a READ Center in Bhutan! Read more
For the past two decades, READ Global has been making lasting impacts in rural villages throughout Bhutan, India and Nepal. Learn more about how READ Community Library and Resource Centers are becoming important vehicles for social change. Read more
