quality education for all
Literacy is the key to achieving the sustainable development goals – from ending poverty & hunger to achieving gender equality. Together, we can achieve the SDGs.
one billion literate
Let’s mobilise a people’s movement for literacy, ensuring that every last child and adult is reached. If all work for literacy, literacy for all is within grasp.
Make a lifetime of difference
Teaching literacy is the highest form of service, the greatest gift we can offer someone. Join the each one teach one campaign today and teach someone to read in just 3 months.
5-7 year olds are reading newspapers!
The groundbreaking Accelerating Learning for All program revolutionizes education through peer- and activity-based learning. Don’t just believe us – see for yourself!
My Name, My Identity
People are ashamed of using a thumb impression, while signing your own name gives a sense of dignity. Together, let’s build a future where inkpads are consigned to the dustbin of history.
Every word read is a step towards a brighter future
Literacy is the foundation of education, employment and empowerment. Yet hundreds of millions of people around the world cannot read. Let’s work together to change that!
Upcoming Events
Rolling Basis | Online
Want to upskill yourself with cutting-edge pedagogy? Join the next Massive Open Online Training
22-24 Jan 2024 | Hybrid: Online & In Lucknow
Keen to learn about the latest educational innovations? Meet radical thinkers & practitioners at Ed Leadership
11-12 Jan 2024 | Hybrid: Online & In Lucknow
Looking to network with innovative educators, NGOs and corporates? Be there at the
Synergy Summit 2.0
Upcoming Events
Massive Open Online Training
Online
Want to upskill yourself with cutting-edge pedagogy? Join the next Massive Open Online Training
Ed Leadership
Hybrid: Online & In Lucknow
Keen to learn about the latest educational innovations? Meet radical thinkers & practitioners at Ed Leadership
Synergy Summit 2.0
In New Delhi
Looking to network with innovative educators, NGOs and corporates? Be there at the
Synergy Summit 2.0
World Leaders Conclave
Online
Ready to help shape the discourse on international education policy? Join us at the 2nd World Leaders Conclave
Call to Action
INDIVIDUALS
Are you ready to make a big difference in somebody’s life? Start teaching today with Literacy Now App.
GOVERNMENT
Looking for a child-centred, activity-based literacy program? Discover the ALfA materials in 30+ languages.
SCHOOLS
Want to boost your students' foundational literacy and numeracy? Take up the 45 Days to FLN Challenge.
NGOs
Ready to work together with diverse stakeholders towards literacy for all? Reach out today to partner with us.
ALfA (Accelerating Learning for All)
ALfA unlocks the power of paired learning, fun activities, and a known-to-unknown pedagogy to enable children and adults to learn foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) in as little as 30-45 days.
Our Projects
International Projects
Working with the schools of Maldives to improve literacy and numeracy outcomes for all primary students.
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Government Schools
Partnering with government schools in several districts to help achieve NIPUN targets of literacy and numeracy.
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GLOBAL ADVISORY committee
Aïcha Bah Diallo
Founding Member of FAWE
Alesha Anderson (USA)
Senior Program Officer at ProLiteracy Worldwide.
Alexandre Romanovsky (USA)
Miami, Florida, USA
Bill Graham (USA)
Chief Mentor/Adviser at Rotary Youth for a Better World
Bhanu Potta (India)
World Reader
Chetnaa Mehrotra (India)
Founder - Rang Bhumi
Cindy Charles (Guyana)
Kupanda Sisters Inc. Founder & CEO Guyana.
David Bovill (UK)
Partnerships Manager at DEIP
David J. Rosen (USA)
Ernesto Schieffelin (Chile)
Fred Mednick (USA)
Teacher Without Borders Founder USA
Gail Davvis-Carter
UN ECOSOC Representative, UN Partner and Social Entrepreneur
Girish Menon (India)
CEO, STIR Education
Inger-Mette Stenseth (Norway)
Certified Trainer in System Thinking, Mapping and Leadership at IM STENSETH.
Joanne Telser Frere (USA)
Director of Program Development USA.
Jon M Corippo (USA)
Author USA
Kyle Zimmer (USA)
CEO & Co-founder USA
Mary McCool Berry (USA)
Founder and Practitioner USA
Michael Matos (USA)
Director for ScaleLIT.
Navneet Anand (India)
Director
Nicolas Gravel (Canada)
Professor of Economics France
PETER CAMPLING (USA)
Global Programmes Director
Nixon Joseph (India)
CEO India
PETER KWASI KODJIE (Ghana)
SECRETARY-GENERAL All Africa Student's Union
Pradeep Kumar (India)
World Reader
Rana Dajani (Jordan)
President USA
Ravi Sreedharan (India)
Founder and President India
Rebecca Zvomarima (Zimbawe)
Founding Director of Vadiwa Trust Organization
Richard Allen (USA)
Director of Partnerships. USA
Robert Thorn (Turkey)
Director Turkey
Samuel Sasu Adonteng
Programmes Officer for Tertiary Education, All-Africa Students Union
Shrutika Jadhav (India)
Manager, Philanthropic Advisory. India
Sigamoney Naicker (South Africa)
Professor South Africa
Sigbjorn Dugal (Norway)
Founder, Pickatale Norway.
Stephen Peters (USA)
President USA
Swati Popat Vats (India)
President India
Sylvia Guimarães (Brazil)
Co-Founder and president. Brazil
Vaibhav Chauhan (India)
Senior Manager
Vicky Colbert (Colombia)
Founder and Director, Fundación Escuela Nueva
Yogesh Kumar (India)
Operation Head, Programs
Yogesh Kumar, IAS (India)
Additional Commissioner, MGNREGA IndiaOUR PARTNERS
Articles & blogs
Posted : June 17, 2023
From Adversity to Excellence: Slum Children in Lucknow Conquer Reading and Math Using ALfA Technique
In a remarkable achievement that defies all odds, young Anisha, a bright eight-year-old girl from a slum area in Lucknow, has become fluent in reading newspapers. Her accomplishment is even more extraordinary considering the scarcity of literacy in her slum-dwelling community, where education is often viewed as a luxury rather than a necessity.
reports & publications
Global Dream Program in Hamirpur
Why Can’t The Children Read?
Accelerating Adult Literacy Report
Synergy Summit Report
Policymakers Conclave report
45 Days to FLN Challenge
People's Movement for Literacy
Report on Massive Open Online Training
ALfA Teacher Handbook
LPD report
Sambalpur Report
India Systemic Change Report
Global Systemic Change Report
