Archive for 2014

12.03.2014
Access to Information as a 2015 UN ‘Sustainable Development Goal’
Most of us take for granted our ability to easily access information, almost wherever and whenever we want. Books, computers, and cell phones are standard tools in our homes, schools […]

11.10.2014
Education in Nepal – A 30-Year Retrospective
When I first trekked up to the beautiful blue pilgrimage lake of Gosainkund in Nepal in 1984, the national literacy rate was about 33% (less for women), and the average […]

11.06.2014
READ Nepal Recognized for Best Practices in Literacy – Library of Congress
READ Nepal was recognized this September for best practices in literacy by the Library of Congress Literacy Award. A Best Practices publication was produced to highlight outstanding work of organizations. […]

11.03.2014
Early Childhood Education in India – Rural Playschool
This blog post was written by Reema Ahuja, School In-Charge of the READ India Playschool. More than 80% of brain growth occurs between birth and age six in a child. […]

10.27.2014
Libraries Reach the Unreached in South Asia
Despite widespread efforts over the past fifteen years to improve education in South Asia – mostly through access to primary education – the ground reality is that hundreds of millions […]

10.14.2014
Volunteering for Environmental and Social Change
This blog post was written by Sara Mitsinikos, who volunteered with READ in Bhutan and India in the summer of 2014. Our world is globalizing at an increasingly rapid pace, […]

10.09.2014
The Pride of Nepal is in its Libraries
READ Nepal Country Director Sanjana Shrestha reflects on an important milestone for local philanthropy in Nepal. Nearly two thousand Nepalis came together in the historic village of Panauti this past […]

09.09.2014
How Public Libraries Can Support Community Literacy
This article originally appeared at Beyond Access. READ Global and IREX are both collaborators of the Beyond Access initiative. As the starting point for access to information, opportunity and advancement, […]

09.08.2014
Tackling illiteracy through libraries in Asia
“My parents are farmers. They don’t know how to read and write,” said 10-year-old Thinley Pelzom, from rural Bhutan. Growing up in this extremely remote Himalayan Kingdom, access to education […]

09.03.2014
Nepali Community Becomes Fully Literate
“At last, I can write my name and address!” says Subhagya Mahato, a 40-year-old woman from Bacchauli, Nepal, who is happy to finally be able to recognize the Nepali alphabet, […]