World Change Starts with Educated Children.®
We're creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, where all children have room to read, learn and grow — creating lasting change.
Be part of a global community building an equitable future.
Education is a Human Right
Yet more than 773 million people globally cannot read;
two-thirds of these individuals are women and girls.
At Room to Read, we support children in communities with deep educational, gender and economic inequities. We address both access to education and quality of education, helping students all over the world gain foundational literacy and life skills that promote gender equality.
25 Years of Transforming Lives Around the World
50 million+
children benefited since 2000
28
countries
$1 billion
invested in global education by the end of 2025
What Our Supporters Say
I'm involved with Room to Read because literacy is something that can be successfully addressed and be a unifying mission in increasingly polarized societies.
Peter Warwick
I've been given the opportunity to pursue my wildest dreams, to learn, to aspire. What do I have but a responsibility to pay that opportunity, that privilege forward? I cannot think of a more profound way to live that mission than by supporting Room to Read.
Simi Shah
What drew me to support Room to Read is its profound, long-term impact on society through education—especially for children in historically low-income countries. Every dollar I contribute touches countless lives, creating ripples of change.
The Nye Family
A World of Educated Children Starts with You
Sign up for emails to discover more about our work around the world and how you can get involved.
Why Education?
✓ Poverty reduction
✓ Gender equality
✓ Healthier families
✓ Safer and more peaceful communities
✓ Thriving economies
✓ Climate justice
Only 3% of global humanitarian aid is spent on education, yet education is one tool that can solve many of the world’s pressing problems.
Education leads to...
Create a Better Tomorrow
Millions of children in historically low-income communities worldwide face immense barriers to learning.
We will not stop until every child has access to a quality education. Join us to benefit more children, more quickly.
® © 2025 Room to Read. All Rights Reserved.
World Change Starts with Educated Children.®
We're creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, where all children have room to read, learn and grow — creating lasting change.
Be part of a global community building an equitable future.
Education is a Human Right
Yet more than 773 million people globally cannot read; two-thirds of these individuals are women and girls.
At Room to Read, we support children in communities with deep educational, gender and economic inequities.
We address both access to education and quality of education, helping students all over the world gain foundational literacy and life skills that promote gender equality.
World Change Starts with Educated Children.®
We're creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, where all children have room to read, learn and grow.
25 Years of Transforming Lives Around the World
50 million+
children benefited since 2000
28
countries
$1 billion
invested in global education by the end of 2025
I'm involved with Room to Read because literacy is something that can be successfully addressed and be a unifying mission in increasingly polarized societies.
Peter Warwick
I've been given the opportunity to pursue my wildest dreams, to learn, to aspire. What do I have but a responsibility to pay that opportunity, that privilege forward? I cannot think of a more profound way to live that mission than by supporting Room to Read.
Simi Shah
"What drew me to support Room to Read is its profound, long-term impact on society through education—especially for children in historically low-income countries. Every dollar I contribute touches countless lives, creating ripples of change.
The Nye Family
What Our Supporters Say
A World of Educated Children Starts with You
Sign up for emails to discover more about our work around the world and how you can get involved.
Why Education?
✓ Poverty reduction
✓ Gender equality
✓ Healthier families
✓ Safer and more peaceful communities
✓ Thriving economies
✓ Climate justice
Only 3% of global humanitarian aid is spent on education, yet education is one tool that can solve many of the world’s pressing problems.
Education leads to...
Create a Better Tomorrow
Millions of children in historically low-income communities worldwide face immense barriers to learning.
We will not stop until every child has access to a quality education. Join us to benefit more children, more quickly.
® © 2025 Room to Read. All Rights Reserved.
World Change Starts with Educated Children.®
We're creating a world free from illiteracy and gender inequality, where all children have room to read, learn and grow — creating lasting change.
Be part of a global community building an equitable future.
