Room to Read is a global nonprofit working to address educational, gender and economic inequities affecting children around the world. Since its launch in 2000, the NGO has deployed almost US$1bn to deliver foundational learning to more than 52 million children, including thousands across Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. Its literacy pillar comprises teacher training, the publishing of local language books, and the development of school and community libraries. And through its Girls Education ...
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Room to Read is a global nonprofit working to address educational, gender and economic inequities affecting children around the world. Since its launch in 2000, the NGO has deployed almost US$1bn to deliver foundational learning to more than 52 million children, including thousands across Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. Its literacy pillar comprises teacher training, the publishing of local language books, and the development of school and community libraries. And through its Girls Education ...
Guy Cave, president of the Legatum Foundation, joins the podcast to tell us about Legatum's new humanitarian initiative.The Resilio Fund, which is due to be officially launched in 2025, aims to mobilise US$100m in its first five years to support grassroots organisations based in a range of crisis zones including Somalia, Ethiopia, Sudan, Myanmar, the Philippines, and Lebanon.The idea, explained Guy in this interview with Anissa Punjani, is to funnel cash directly to people in humanitarian nee...
Shaping Philanthropy
Room to Read is a global nonprofit working to address educational, gender and economic inequities affecting children around the world. Since its launch in 2000, the NGO has deployed almost US$1bn to deliver foundational learning to more than 52 million children, including thousands across Lebanon, Jordan, and Palestine. Its literacy pillar comprises teacher training, the publishing of local language books, and the development of school and community libraries. And through its Girls Education ...
