Stories for Children of the Ocean
Some much-needed new children’s books from an unlikely team of authors will answer the crying need for kid’s books in Fiji’s native tongues.
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The Asia Foundation Launches “Let’s Read Mongolia” Initiative
The Asia Foundation is introducing its innovative Let’s Read initiative to Mongolia to promote reading and improved education outcomes. The initiative helps parents and caregivers use children’s books as critical…
Thailand’s Online Education Portal Supports Individualized Learning
The Asia Foundation Thailand Office worked with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Australian Embassy to create a one-stop service portal called www.thailandlearning.org to offer students, teachers,…
ABC+ Program Supporting Children’s Early Grade Learning Launched in Iriga and Roxas City
“We can’t let Covid-19 win over our children’s education,” remarked Dr. Thomas LeBlanc, director for USAID Philippines’ Office of Education as USAID launched the Parent and Community Engagement Project with…
The Asia Foundation and UNESCO Dhaka Partnership in Bangladesh
On International Day of Education, The Asia Foundation in Bangladesh and United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Dhaka Office jointly announced the establishment of their partnership to develop…
Books for Children in Nepal’s Mother Tongues
Nepal has nearly 200 indigenous languages, each with its own rich folklore and heritage. The Let’s Read project is bringing this heritage to life for Nepali children, in books written in their own mother tongues.
Let’s Read Without Limits: Building a Reading Movement in Timor-Leste
More than any other point in history, technology is a promising tool with the potential to accelerate development in countries around the world. If attention is not paid to offline…
The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation Expands Partnership to Transform Girls’ Futures in Vietnam and Indonesia
The Asia Foundation and The Estée Lauder Companies Charitable Foundation (ELCCF) have renewed their commitment to transforming the future of economically and socially disadvantaged adolescent girls in Vietnam and Indonesia…
Communicating Vital Information in Myanmar Through Storybooks
Stories are an innate part of the human experience. From oral storytelling around fires to digital bursts consumed globally, the way in which we share stories has evolved but their…
Philippines: The Virtual BookLab Makes Its Debut
With reading scores that trail the world, and access to the classroom threatened by the pandemic, children in the Philippines have never had a more urgent need for local-language reading materials.
In a Time of Covid-19, Screen-Time Worries Miss the Point
Parents of locked-down children are more worried than ever about screen time. But preparing children for the future won’t happen by looking backwards to a pre-screen world that has already come and gone.m Today's kids need screen-time mentors, not screen-time monitors
In Cambodia, Learning during Covid-19
Cambodia closed its schools in early March, but education hasn’t ground to a halt. As the Ministry of Education moves to online learning, The Asia Foundation’s Let’s Read is pivoting to provide support for reading at home.