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All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development Announces Round 2 Grantees for Technology-Based Literacy Solutions
February 3, 2015
Innovative, scalable solutions to impact children in developing countries
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with World Vision and the Australian Government, announced today 14 grantees for the second call of All Children Reading: A Grand Challenge for Development. Innovators across the world were selected for their low-cost, technology-based solutions and programs that confront fundamental literacy issues and empower children to read…
Round 2 grantees include:

Mother Tongue Instruction and Reading Materials
:: Agora Center, the University of Jyväskylä – Zambia
Introduces GraphoGame, a science-based eLearning environment for literacy and teacher training.
:: Creative Associates International – Zambia
Develops a community-based, scalable model for using mobile technology to create and disseminate mother tongue reading materials to families with early grade children.
:: Kampuchean Action for Primary Education – Cambodia
Develops mother tongue instruction and reading materials, with electronic readers having interactive features for Grades 2 and 3 readers.
:: Little Thinking Minds – Jordan
Builds a child-centered ICT-based Arabic literacy program consisting of e-books and associated mobile applications that can supplement traditional school-based learning at home or in the classroom.
:: Réseau d’Acteurs pour le Renouveau de l’Education – Mali
Uses mobile technology to improve the teaching and learning of reading and writing in bilingual curriculum schools.

Family and Community Engagement
:: ChildFund International – Afghanistan
Transmits radio messages and stories to families of struggling readers, using solar-charged mobile phones.
:: Oeuvre Malienne d’Aide à l’Enfance du Sahel – Mali
Uses Stepping Stone, a low-cost mobile lesson creation tool, to determine how access to interactive digital audio and texts might enhance pre-reading and reading skills.
:: Qué Funciona para el Desarrollo A.C. – Mexico
Introduces MATCH, a technology-based platform that provides children and their parents with a selection of Spanish-written books that are tailored to the child’s reading level and coincide with his/her topics of interest.
:: Sesame Workshop India Trust – India
Strengthens family and community engagement in promoting mother tongue reading skills among early primary grade children.

Children with Disabilities
:: Benetech – India
Creates texts in local languages by developing accessible audio books paired with the most current braille-focused reading methods.
:: Catholic Relief Services – Lesotho
Improves the reading outcomes of visually impaired children through the use of the Mountbatten Pro Brailler (MB Pro) and the Jot-a-Dot portable Brailler.
:: Institute for Disabilities Research and Training, Inc. – Morocco
Develops computer software that enables educators to efficiently create instructional materials with Moroccan Sign Language graphics.
:: Resources for the Blind, Inc. – Philippines
Develops technology to create and upload accessible versions of supplementary reading materials, and provides equipment needed by visually impaired students to access the materials.
:: Studio ADC – Georgia
Develops and tests electronic versions of books and learning materials for hearing impaired children.