Archive for the ‘education’ Category
04.21.2023
DIYO Project Update: Making Nepalese Migrants’ Lives Safer
“READ’s safe migration program Diyo changed the course of my life. It gave me the idea to start my own business, and now I can stay home with my young […]
03.01.2023
READ Global Literacy Approach
In 2017/2018, READ Global partnered with external evaluation consultants Shayna Sullivan, Ph.D. and Jennifer Altavilla, M.Ed. to assess the impact of READ Centers on the lives of the people they […]
02.18.2022
READ’s Network of Centers Is Expanding!
The winter of 2021-2022 has been a period of growth for the READ family. Three new READ Centers have opened—one in Nepal in Badikhel near Kathmandu, and two in India […]
12.21.2021
Our Vision for 2022 and Beyond
We celebrated READ Global’s 30 year anniversary this year! Starting from a single library in Nepal, we have expanded to Bhutan and India and have established a total of 112 […]
04.18.2020
Leadership Changes at READ Global in 2020
This is a special message from Tina Sciabica, READ Global Executive Director, about upcoming leadership changes at READ Global. Tina Sciabica, Sanjana Shrestha, and READ Global founder, Dr. Antonia Neubauer, […]
02.28.2020
How We’re Empowering Women – International Women’s Day 2020
In the 25 years since the signing of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action for Universal Women’s Rights, READ Global has strengthened its own commitment to advancing gender equality. […]
09.11.2019
Smoothing the Rocky Path of Migration: IREX and READ Global Begin at the Source
Guest blog by Rachel Peterson, Dining for Women Chapter Co-leader For the 21% of the world’s workers living off of less than $3.10 per day, just having a job is […]
04.29.2019
April 2019 Update: Empowering Women and Youth in Asia
In 2019, we’re excited to share news about bold initiatives tackling human trafficking and ensuring youth and girls participation in the growing tech sector leveraging the extensive network of READ […]
12.06.2017
Meet Sunita – Sports, Scholarships, and Choice
For most Nepali women, to even consider wearing shorts is progressive. In our latest video, we see one of our featured READ center members, Sunita (16 years old), sporting her classic […]
02.20.2015
How education impacts women’s leadership in India
This January, the Indian State of Rajasthan passed an executive order barring anyone with less than eight years of formal education from running for election for head of village council […]
