Archive for the ‘education’ Category
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 […]
02.17.2014
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 […]
02.11.2014
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 […]
10.30.2013
Bicycle Outreach in Bhutan
A group of teenagers in Chuzagang, Bhutan, are paying forward the opportunities they’ve been afforded to the rest of their community. Earlier this year, 24 students received bicycles as a […]
06.22.2013
READ India Center Opens Local School
For children living in rural India, formal schools are often inaccessible or lacking in resources. The nearest town with a school may be far away, and parents are anxious about […]
