Archive for 2014
03.12.2014
Engaging women in Bhutan’s new democracy
This is a staff post by Rinchen Choden, one of our Bhutan Field Coordinators. It originally appeared on the website of IREX, a READ Global partner organization. In Bhutan, women […]
03.10.2014
Where women go to learn their letters and become leaders
This is a guest post by Anh Ton of the The Asian Philanthropy Forum that originally appeared on their site, featuring READ Global’s work to empower women globally. A lot […]
02.19.2014
To rise out of poverty Asian women head to the library
This article was featured in The Christian Science Monitor, and originally appeared at Global Envision, a blog published by Mercy Corps. “Being born a girl is worthless,” said Chuna Devi, […]
02.19.2014
10 ways to empower women
1 Create a safe space: Women in South Asia often have nowhere to gather with other women and talk about issues like gender equity, women’s rights, or health. READ Centers […]
02.18.2014
Reaching out to Rural Entrepreneurs
This is the first of a four-part guest blogger series from MBAs Without Borders‘ Kathryn Svobodny on her 5-month advisory experience with READ Global. Imagine that you are an entrepreneur […]
02.17.2014
Planting seeds of education: Inaugurating READ’s 12th library in India
The pains of a 5:30am wake-up call and five hours on windy, bumpy rural Indian roads were quickly washed away when I stepped out of the vehicle to a cacophony […]
02.16.2014
Puppets for women’s rights
How do you teach an entire community about serious, uncomfortable, and stigmatized topics? With puppets, of course! Gender discrimination is rampant in Nepal. Nearly half of women can’t read, and […]
02.13.2014
Women choose leadership over chores in Bhutan
Unlike many developing countries, in Bhutan, women inherit the family property rather than men. As a result, most girls in the villages end up at home to help their parents […]
02.11.2014
Celebrating five years of education in rural Bhutan
Five years ago, READ opened the first rural public lending library in the entire country of Bhutan. This first READ Center was built in Ura, a small village in central […]
