A New Chapter for a Storied Books Program
This year, The Asia Foundation’s longest-running program, Books for Asia, has taken a momentous step as it completes its metamorphosis into the Let’s Read children’s storybook initiative. Launched at the…
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“Let’s Read” Indonesia Helps Children Understand Mental Disabilities
Reading can exert a powerful influence on children’s social and emotional development. Storybooks and young-adult fiction can introduce children to characters and situations that expand their capacity for empathy and…
Let’s Read Indonesia Collaborates on 5th BookLab to Produce Quality Books for Early Readers
Children’s natural inclination towards visuals over text makes compelling illustrations crucial to children’s book production. Early readers also have a limited vocabulary, making illustration essential for expressing ideas challenging to…
Dinh Thi Kieu Nhung
Dinh Thi Kieu Nhung is responsible for education programming at The Asia Foundation in Vietnam, managing scholarship programs for disadvantaged girls and young women, vocational training programs, and job-ready training…
Ministry of Education’s Merdeka Curriculum Features Let’s Read Indonesia
In Indonesia, one of the factors behind the low literacy rate among children is a lack of access to interesting reading materials. Schools need to implement engaging reading into their…
Let’s Read and iTaukei Trust Fund Board to Translate 60 Books into iTaukei Language
Ensuring children have books in their local language that reflect their lives is essential to the learning journey. On August 8 and 9, seven retired schoolteachers with 100 years of…
Literature Review – Children’s Reading Habits, Internationally and in Cambodia
The Let’s Read program supports children in Asia and the Pacific to build strong early reading skills and develop a genuine love of reading, focusing on promoting reading opportunities among…
Reading Habits of Children in Cambodia
Reading is a fundamental skill that empowers individuals to participate in society. Reading Habits of Children in Cambodia discusses the findings of a survey of 400 adults in Phnom Penh,…
SEA Today Live Spotlights the Let’s Read Initiative in Indonesia
SEA Today Live, an English-language news outlet based in Indonesia, interviewed Country Representative in Indonesia Hana Satriyo, The Asia Foundation, about the Let’s Read initiative. A recent report on learning…
In Mongolia, Making Time to Read with Young Children
Despite a culture of literacy, Mongolians need to read more with their children under five. A new initiative hopes to make that happen.
Let’s Read Publishes Six Picture Books on Child Rights in Nepal
The Asia Foundation and Srijanalaya–an NGO based in Nepal–in collaboration with National Human Rights Commission, launch six picture books for children and young adults. Organized by KathaSatha, the two-day launch…
Asia Foundation and UNESCO Dhaka Celebrate Heritage in Launch of 11 Children’s Books
Dhaka Tribune and 12 other local news organizations spotlight The Asia Foundation and UNESCO Dhaka’s launch of 11 children’s books with the theme “Let’s Read about Heritage.” The virtual launch,…