Literacy

There are 774 million illiterate people in the world

and 2/3 of them are female

The Our Sisters Read Program

Through access to books and implementing reading activities both in and out of school, Our Sisters Read helps create a lifelong love of reading.

Our Sisters Read Activities

Create libraries and ICT centers

for both young students and also the entire community

Create mobile libraries

that bring books, solar lanterns and tablets to remote villages

Develop reading activities

that are fun, engaging, and adaptable by grade level

Teacher training

in reading activities and library practices to build local capacity

Adult literacy classes

to bridge the home-school gap and better women's own situations

Community meetings

to foster grassroots support for literacy

Our Sisters Read Impact

Students acessing lending libraries & computer labs

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Teachers trained in reading program activities

Women attending adult literacy classes

Literacy is the foundation for all learning. There is a clear and direct link between increased education - including literacy - and declining levels of poverty.

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