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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The Asia Foundation and UNESCO Dhaka Partnership in Bangladesh
2021
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The Best InAsia Podcasts and Posts of 2020
January 7, 2021
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Books for Children in Nepal’s Mother Tongues
September 30, 2020
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Let’s Read Without Limits: Building a Reading Movement in Timor-Leste
2020
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HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS ASIA
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Our Predictions for 2021, Following a Year That Defied Prediction
January 19, 2021
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Virtual Event – Don’t Mess With Me: Combating Gender-based Violence in South Asia Through Art and Engagement
San Francisco
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
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Peripheral Vision: Views from the Borderlands – Fall 2020
January 12, 2021
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The Best InAsia Podcasts and Posts of 2020
January 7, 2021
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The Asia Foundation Supports APEC Policy Brief on Women, Covid-19, and the Future of Work
January 4, 2021
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North Korean Refugee Entrepreneurs in South Korea: Unveiling Korea’s Hidden Potential
December 30, 2020
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Impact Report 2020
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