During the event, participants are invited to fill the
Word Cup with donations.
The top 12 winners will share the funds in
support of the valuable work of the literacy
organizations listed below.
If you are a national or international literacy
organization, or have a very innovative and effective
concept, please
submit your application.
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The
United
Nations Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) was
launched to narrow the gender gap in primary and
secondary education and to ensure that by 2015, all
children complete primary schooling, with girls and boys
having equal access to all levels of education, focusing
on their efforts to get girls in school.
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NBSF, the
National
Book Scholarship Fund, is giving books to literacy
programs that cannot afford to by them. To date, more
than 25,000 literacy tutors, teachers, and volunteers
have used NBSF books to help nearly 320,000 people. The
NBSF supports adult literacy,
English-as-a-second-language (ESL) projects, adult basic
education programs, and family literacy programs.
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Benetech develops sustainable technology projects
addressing major social issues in areas such as
disability, human rights, literacy, education, the
environment and the digital divide.
Bookshare.org. Opening new doors, literally, for
people with vision and print disabilities, we have
formed the world's largest accessible digital library of
scanned material. The number of books, newspapers and
magazines available online is multiplying daily.
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In2Books fosters reading, writing, and thinking
skills across the curriculum. In2Books pairs
learners with mentor pen pals, significantly improving
students' literacy skills and love of learning.
Room to Read partners with local communities
throughout the developing world to establish schools,
libraries, and other educational infrastructure. We 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.
Literacy Awareness video by the
Singapore American School
Other ways to get involved in literacy:
1. Become a literacy volunteer at your local
library.
2. Join in2books as a pen pal
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3. Visit
ProLiteracy for a
list of literacy organizations in your area.
4. Contact your local school and see if you can
tutor students in your neighborhood.
