Books for Asia
Books for Asia puts brand-new books and digital content into the hands of students, educators, and leaders in 20 countries to increase their access to valuable information. Through technology and book donations, we infuse students with a love of reading essential for literacy; build knowledge in the business, legal, and science professions; sharpen vocational and research ability; and enhance language skills to participate in the global economy. Our digital initiative—Let’s Read—creates, translates, and delivers educational content to children any time, any place, in languages they use at home and school, dramatically improving access. This year, Books for Asia was honored by the U.S. Library of Congress Literacy Awards for innovations in literacy promotion. While print remains an effective means of delivering information in many parts of the developing world, e-books are fast becoming a cost-effective, scalable model given mobile technology’s increasing affordability.
Books for Asia puts brand-new books and digital content into the hands of students, educators, and leaders in 20 countries to increase their access to valuable information. Through technology and book donations, we infuse students with a love of reading essential for literacy; build knowledge in the business, legal, and science professions; sharpen vocational and research ability; and enhance language skills to participate in the global economy. Our digital initiative—Let’s Read!—creates, translates, and delivers educational content to children any time, any place, in languages they use at home and school, dramatically improving access.
Let's Read
To develop a love of reading, children need books in their own language with characters, themes, and settings that reflect their lives. Let’s Read is a new initiative that draws on The Asia Foundation’s deep expertise and networks in communities across Asia to cultivate the skills of local authors and illustrators while building Asia’s only free digital library for children.
BOOKS FOR ASIA NEWS
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ABC+ to Reach More Children with More Languages using Let’s Read
Manila
November 26, 2019
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Khmer Times Highlights Crucial Roles of Libraries in Cambodia
November 13, 2019
Media Coverage
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The Asia Foundation Celebrates 10 Years of Partnership with Pubali Bank
Dhaka
October 25, 2019
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Let’s Read
October 25, 2019
Publication
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Thomson Reuters Features Let’s Read Mighty Girls Collection
September 10, 2019
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The Asia Foundation’s Let’s Read Initiative Builds Reading Opportunities for Children in Myanmar
Yangon
September 2, 2019
News
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HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS ASIA
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Life-Changing Scholarship Programs for Girls and Young Women in Vietnam
December 5, 2019
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15th Survey of the Afghan People Release in Kabul and Washington, DC on December 3
December 3, 2019
Slideshow
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AP, New York Times, Washington Post, Feature 2019 Afghan Survey
December 3, 2019
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2019 Survey of the Afghan People Reveals Concerns on Peace Deal
Kabul
December 3, 2019
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Afghanistan in 2019: A Survey of the Afghan People
December 2, 2019
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Women’s Entrepreneurship in Korea: Tapping a Potent Source of National Prosperity
November 20, 2019
Blog
2019 Survey of the Afghan People
Longest-running barometer of Afghan opinion, now in its 15th year