| 词条 | Room to Read |
| 释义 |
| name = Room to Read | logo = Room to read logo.png | type = Non-profit organization | foundation = 2000 | location = San Francisco, California, United States | key_people =
| industry = Education | homepage = www.roomtoread.org }}Room to Read is a non-profit organization for improving literacy and gender equality in education in the developing world. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, and founded on the belief that "World Change Starts With Educated Children," the organization focuses on working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments. Room to Read develops literacy skills and the habit of reading among primary school children, and supports girls in completing secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.[1] Room to Read is serving communities in ten countries in Asia and Africa: South Africa, Zambia, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam.[2] HistoryJohn Wood, founder and board co-chair, launched Room to Read in 1999 after a trek through Nepal where he visited several local schools. He was amazed by the warmth and enthusiasm of the students and teachers, but saddened by the shocking lack of resources. Driven to help, John quit his senior executive position with Microsoft and built a global team to work with rural villages to build sustainable solutions to their education challenges.[3][4]Beginning in Nepal, John and his Nepali Co-Founder, Dinesh Shrestha, started by working with rural communities to build schools (School Room) and establish libraries (Reading Room). John and Dinesh quickly recognized the need to expand the scope of work beyond libraries, and wanted to address the fact that many girls in the developing world are overlooked in the educational system due to cultural bias. To that end, in 2000, Room to Read began the Girls' Education program, which targets young girls and provides a long-term commitment to their education.[3] In 2001, co-founder and CEO Erin Keown Ganju spearheaded Room to Read’s expansion into Vietnam.[5] Since then, Room to Read's operations have expanded to include Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, South Africa, Sri Lanka and Zambia. In 2010, Room to Read celebrated its "Year of Tens," marking its ten-year anniversary with the opening of its 10,000th library in Nepal, along with the construction of its 1,000th school and support of its 10,000th girl through the Girls' Education Program.[6] Chapter networkRoom to Read has all-volunteer fundraising chapters in:[7] United States: Aspen Valley, CO; Atlanta, GA; Austin, TX; Boston, MA; Central NJ; Charlotte, NC; Chicago, IL; Cincinnati, OH; Columbus, OH; Dallas, TX; Denver / Boulder, CO; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Greenwich, CT; Houston, TX; Los Angeles, CA; Manchester, NH; Minneapolis / St. Paul, MN; Nashville, TN; New York, NY; Portland, OR; Salt Lake City/Wasatch, UT; San Diego, CA; San Francisco, CA; Seattle, WA; St. Louis, MO; Washington, DC; and Westchester, NY. Canada: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Toronto, ON; Montreal, QC; and Vancouver, BC. Asia: Hong Kong, China; Seoul, South Korea; Tokyo, Japan; Mumbai, India; Singapore. Middle East: United Arab Emirates Australasia: Adelaide, Auckland, Brisbane, Canberra, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney. Europe: Edinburgh, Scotland; London, England; Brussels, Belgium; Paris, France; Munich, Germany; Rhein-Main, Germany; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Zurich, Switzerland. ResultsSince its inception in 2000, Room to Read has impacted the lives of over 10 million children in the developing world by:[8]
Awards and recognition
References1. ^{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://www.roomtoread.org/Page.aspx?pid=209|website=Official Website|publisher=Room to Read}} 2. ^{{cite web|title=Our Programs|url=http://www.roomtoread.org/Page.aspx?pid=433|website=Official Website|publisher=Room to Read}} 3. ^1 {{Cite news|url=http://business.financialpost.com/executive/leadership/john-wood-i-had-to-get-out-of-microsoft-and-make-education-for-the-worlds-poorest-children-my-job|title=John Wood: 'I had to get out of Microsoft and make education for the world’s poorest children my job'|work=Financial Post|access-date=2017-03-25|language=en}} 4. ^{{cite podcast| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04x2zc8| title=Hardline Conservatives Threaten To Sink 'Trumpcare'| website=Business Matters| publisher= BBC World Service | host=Roger Hearing| date=2017-03-24| minutes=26:30| access-date=2017-03-25}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Wood|first1=John|title=Leaving Microsoft to Change the World|date=2006|publisher=Harper Collins|location=New York|isbn=9780061121074|pages=119–125}} 6. ^{{cite web|last1=Scher|first1=Eddie|title=Financial Times Features Room To Read and ‘Year of Tens’|url=http://www.skollfoundation.org/financial-times-features-room-to-read-and-%E2%80%98year-of-tens%E2%80%99/|website=Skoll Foundation|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101119121207/http://www.skollfoundation.org/financial-times-features-room-to-read-and-%E2%80%98year-of-tens%E2%80%99/|archivedate=19 November 2010|date=12 November 2010}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.roomtoread.org/annualreport/2011/chapter_network.html|title=Chapter Network|last=|first=|date=|website=Official Website|publisher=Room to Read|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}} 8. ^Results as of October 2011. Room to Read posts its result numbers quarterly. 9. ^{{cite news|title=Library of Congress Literacy Award Winners Announced|url=https://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2014/14-156.html|work=News from the Library of Congress|date=30 August 2014}} 10. ^{{cite web|title=UNESCO International Literacy Prizewinners 2011|url=http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/education-building-blocks/literacy/literacy-prizes/2011/|website=UNESCO}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.roomtoread.org/page.aspx?pid=212|title=Financials|publisher=Room to Read|accessdate=3 March 2013}} 12. ^{{cite web|title=Awards & Recognition|url=http://www.roomtoread.org/programs/awards.html|website=Official Website|publisher=Room to Read|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090316045557/http://www.roomtoread.org/about/awards.html|archivedate=16 March 2009}} 13. ^{{cite news|title=Ten Innovative NGOs in Education|url=https://ironline.american.edu/ten-innovative-ngos-in-education/|work=International Relations Online|publisher=American University School of International Service|date=12 September 2014}} External links
7 : Educational charities based in the United States|Charities based in California|International educational charities|Development charities based in the United States|Organizations established in 2000|2000 establishments in the United States|Organizations promoting literacy |
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