Can you imagine your childhood without books? Neither can we.

Since 2000, Room to Read has worked with local authors and illustrators to publish 433 new tles in 22 languages.

Fostering the habit of reading

culturally relevantage-appropriate

educate a girleducate a genera on

Through mentoring, tutoring, academic support, and life skills workshops our Girls Educa on program seeks to transform the lives of girls. Our approach is holis c and

long-term and works to ensure girls enroll in, remain in, and successfully complete

secondary school.

Equalizing educa on for girls

suppor ng girlssuppor ng the future

Our Girls Educa on program ensures girls graduate secondary school with the support and skills needed to make key life decisions.

Equalizing educa on for girls

10 years10,000 girls

Our Local Language Publishing program works with local authors and illustrators to produce childrens literature and promote literacy. Were the largest childrens book

publisher youve never heard of.Developing independent readers

khmer hindi telegugarhwali rajasthani english lao nepalitharu sinhala tamil afrikaans isindebele isixhosa isizulusepedi sesotho setswana siswa tshivenda xitsonga vietnamese

10 years 22 languages

Our Reading Room program works with schools to create child-friendly environ-ments and fi lls the space with original,

colorful, crea ve, relevant, local language books for kids to enjoy.

learn to readread to learn

10 years10,000 libraries

Encouraging the habit of reading

Our School Room program partners with communi es to build a safe environment for

children to learn.

space to learnspace to grow

10 years1,100 schools

Providing a learning environment