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Room to Read

Nonprofit or community organization

Last modified: May 31, 2012, 9:08 PM

Description

Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in education. Working in collaboration with local communities, partner organizations and governments, we develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the relevant life skills to succeed in school and beyond.

We are non-governmental, non-religious and work with many local NGOs and community based organizations to implement our programs. We currently work in Bangladesh, Cambodia, India, Laos, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Vietnam, and Zambia – countries with a desperate lack of resources to educate their children. Since our inception, Room to Read's worldwide team has impacted over 6 million children by constructing more than 1,500 schools, establishing over 13,000 libraries, publishing 700 new children's book titles in 11 local languages, and rewarding over 16,000 girls with long-term, holistic scholarships.

Room to Read has an annual budget of approximately US$44 million and our global staff numbers over 600. Our global headquarters is located in San Francisco, and we have smaller fundraising offices in Delhi, New York, Hong Kong, London, Mumbai, Sydney, and Tokyo. We have an Asia Regional Office located in New Delhi, a Southern Africa Regional Office in Pretoria, and program offices in Colombo, Dar es Salaam, Dhaka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Kathmandu, Lusaka, New Delhi, Pretoria, Phnom Penh, and Vientiane.

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  • Office & HR Assistant - Room to Read - Job

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    May 17, 2013
    Location:
    San Francisco, CA, US
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    Organization Profile: Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in e...

  • HR Training & Development Associate - Job

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    May 7, 2013
    Location:
    San Francisco, CA, US
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    Organization Profile: Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in e...

  • Global Director of Reading and Writing Instruction - Job

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    April 29, 2013
    Location:
    San Francisco, CA, US
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    Organization Profile: Room to Read seeks to transform the lives of millions of children in developing countries by focusing on literacy and gender equality in e...

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Website:
http://www.roomtoread.org
Government ID number:
91-2003533
Phone:
415-561-3331
Fax:
415-591-0580
Address:
111 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California, 94104, United States

Keywords

Youth, Education, Women

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