World Change Starts with Educated Children
They seek to intervene early in the lives of children in the belief that education is a lifelong gift that empowers people to ultimately improve socioeconomic conditions for their families, communities, countries, and future generations.
Through the opportunities that only an education can provide, we strive to break the cycle of poverty, one child at a time.
Believing - Education is a Lifelong Gift.
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Education has been proven to increase economic growth, improve public health, a decline in both fertility and child mortality, and more -- giving people in developing countries the freedom they need to take control of and improve their lives.
Impact of Room to Read
- Constructing over 220 schools.
- Establishing over 3,300 libraries.
- Publishing over 100 new local language children's titles representing over 900,000 books.
- Donating over 1.2 million English language children's books.
- Funding over 2,300 long-terms girls' scholarships.
- Establishing 108 computer and language labs.
More about Room to Read and their Programs
- Home - Room to Read
- Main website for Room to Read.
- Overview - Programs - Room to Read
- Find out about the Room to Read Programs.
- Overview - Where We Work - Room to Read
- Find out about the Countries where Room to Read works.
- Overview - Get Involved - Room to Read
- Find out how to get involved in Room to Read.
Countries Where Room to Read Works
Room to Read has established operations in 8 countries in Asia and Africa - Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, and Zambia.
Each of these countries faces a desperate lack of resources to educate their own children.
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World change starts with educated children.
Donate to Room to Read
Donate to Room to Read
Room to Read partner with local communities throughout the developing world to provide quality educational opportunities by establishing libraries, creating local language children's literature, constructing schools, providing education to girls and estab
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Favorite Books to Read Aloud to Children
Books to Read Aloud Recommended by My Daughters
This is a collection of some of the books that I found myself reading aloud over and over again to my daughters when they were younger.
This is from the Reach Out and Read lens.
Vote for your favorite or add your own to the list.
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Madeline, Reissue of 1939 edition by Ludwig Bemelmans Author And Illustrator
Poor Miss Clavel! In "an old house in Paris t more...1 point
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Abiyoyo (Stories to Go!) Paperback by Pete Seeger
Once there was a little boy who played the ukelele more...1 point
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Abiyoyo Returns by Pete Seeger, Paul DuBois Jacobs
After Abiyoyo the giant left, the small town he ha more...1 point
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Grateful: A Song of Giving Thanks (The Julie Andrews Collection) by John Bucchino
CD with an original recording by Art Garfunkel inc more...1 point
The Latest News about Room to Read
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byChildren's Books Best Sellers
Support Donors Choose by purchasing one of the top books on the Children's Best Selling Book List in December.
These are from the Donors Choose lens.
Vote for your favorite.
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition by J. K. Rowling
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, a Wizarding classic, more...0 points
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Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4) by Stephenie Meyer
When you loved the one who was killing you, it lef more...0 points
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Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, Book 3) by Stephenie Meyer
Readers captivated by Twilight and New Moon will e more...0 points
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New Moon (The Twilight Saga, Book 2) by Stephenie Meyer
Legions of readers entranced by Twilight are hungr more...0 points
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Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1) by Stephenie Meyer
"Softly he brushed my cheek, then held my fac more...0 points
Blog Posts about Room to Read
Fetching RSS feed... please stand byBooks that Get Children Hooked on Reading
This is a list of magical first books that I remember reading as a child and ones my husband remembers reading when he was a child.
These are from the First Book lens.
Vote for your favorite, if it's not here add your own to the list.
Reader Feedback on Room to Read
What do you think about Room to Read?
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- HomeTowne_Market HomeTowne_Market Dec 22, 2008 @ 7:31 am
- Great lens! I even had to add a few of my daughters favorites. I would have never survived childhood without the escape of books - all children should have this joy.
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- dannystaple dannystaple Dec 16, 2008 @ 3:42 am
- Good lens. I have always loved reading and would love to see every child have this simple pleasure.
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- WhitePineLane WhitePineLane Dec 13, 2008 @ 8:53 am
- Excellent lens, Comfortdoc, and very worthy charity. Five stars, and my vote in the Squidoo Twitterdrive for Charity!
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- purplelady purplelady Dec 12, 2008 @ 7:25 pm
- Great lens and choice of charity. I just gave my vote in the Squidoo Twitterdrive for charity. Putting lens roll on my Dr. Seuss lens, 5 stars and a fave. You do good work.
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