Our Partner

Why Room to Read?

We chose Room to Read because they focus entirely on children's education — and they do it across South Asia.

📚 100% Focused on Education

Room to Read was founded in 2000 after its co-founder visited schools in Nepal and saw classrooms with almost no books. Since then, they've reached more than 50 million children in 28 countries, with a laser focus on literacy and girls' education.

Unlike bigger charities that spread donations across many causes, every dollar at Room to Read goes to one thing: helping kids learn to read and stay in school.

🏫 Working Across South Asia

Room to Read runs programs in four of the five countries we focus on — Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka — plus others across Asia and Africa. Their work includes:

Publishing children's books in local languages
Setting up school libraries with locally authored stories
Training teachers in effective reading instruction
Supporting girls through secondary school with mentoring and life skills classes
Working directly with governments to scale what works

💰 Where Your Money Goes

Room to Read is rated 4 stars by Charity Navigator for financial accountability. Here's what donations actually fund:

$50 — a year in the Literacy Program for one child
$250 — a year of secondary school for a girl, including mentoring
$1,000 — a year of coaching for a teacher
$2,500 — literacy learning packages for an entire school
$7,500 — a new school library stocked with books in students' native languages