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This month we’re excited to introduce the newest member of Room to Read’s publishing team. Sign up for the #RtRBookClub to read our Q&A with Carol as she tells us all about her varied publishing career, the hardest thing about translating a book, an exciting Room to Read project she’s working on now, and more: https://bit.ly/3h2Y9t6

Literacy is a transformative experience, and one that too many girls across the globe miss out on. How can the framework of gender equity serve to ensure that girls are supported in accessing and learning to read high-quality, gender representative books? This Wednesday, June 30th at 9:00am ET, Room to Read CPO Heather Simpson will join other sector experts to speak to civil society’s role in ensuring access to books for girls at the Global Book Alliance webinar. Join the conversation: https://bit.ly/3qyYxT3

Beyond thrilled that YouTube's Creators for Change on Girls' Education with Michelle Obama just won the award for Outstanding Daytime Non-Fiction Special at the... #DaytimeEMMYS! The special features stories from our work around the world shared by Liza Koshy, MostlySane, and Thembe Mahlaba. Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzOPah2JzJE&t=574s

Thank you to everyone who joined our Resilience Rising Virtual Benefit! Seeing our global community come together during this challenging time has been so inspiring. We’re thrilled to share that we raised critical funds to help provide literacy, life skills, and remote learning resources for 61,000 children! Together, we are safeguarding children’s right to an education and ensuring a generation of future leaders is not left behind. Your support allows us to stand strong as we face this global education emergency and continue our mission to end illiteracy and gender inequality. Support the world’s most vulnerable children by donating today: https://bit.ly/2UEw8PP

Last year #CreatorsForChange on Girls’ Education premiered on @YouTube. Tonight it’s being nominated for Outstanding Daytime Non-Fiction Special at the 48th Daytime Emmys. Thanks to Michelle Obama Liza Koshy and the Girls Opportunity Alliance the world met Ha, H’Hen Nie, and Dzung from Room to Read’s Vietnam program. We came together to amplify their stories and this nomination showcases the power of their voices and the impact of education. Watch it today: https://bit.ly/3w1Ae1k Photo credit: Obama Foundation

We are hours away from Resilience Rising! Don’t miss your chance to participate in this worldwide virtual event to help millions of children around the world who are facing unprecedented learning loss due to COVID-19 school closures. You’ll hear directly from Room to Read’s community-based staff, students and graduates and enjoy performances from young talented artists from around the globe. Get your free tickets now: https://bit.ly/3jcoiqO

With an ongoing pandemic that confines our physical worlds and limits our in-person interactions with others, here are 4 reasons to turn to diverse books from Room to Read Global Literacy Program Senior Director Christabel Pinto: https://blog.speak.social/culture-books-as-tools-to-promot/

Last year we launched our Author & Illustrator Advocate initiative, a global network of book content creators who have a shared passion for the power of storytelling to bring diverse experiences to life and bridge divides. Meet our newest author advocate Esther Wojcicki, educator, journalist, and author of How to Raise Successful People https://bit.ly/2Yb7BQX

Children all around the world just witnessed Kamala Harris, the first female, the first of Black and South Asian descent, become vice president of the United States. Children all around the world just witnessed the beautiful power of words as Amanda Gorman, the nation's first-ever youth poet laureate, recited "The Hill We Climb." They are opening doors so our future leaders can walk through them.

Room to Read thanks the Humble Bundle community for supporting children’s educational journeys around the world as the featured charity for Humble's latest Design Expression Powerhouse bundle with Corel Corporation!

Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. and Room to Read to distribute more than 32,000 books to school children as part of it's Hands on Books program. Learn more: https://bit.ly/2MXGQgj