Your gift of $45 dollars allows us to send packages of two donated books from our library to 15 prisoners - a total of 30 books. Anecdotal evidence shows that books in prison are read by up to 25 people before the end of their useful life. So for just $45 you can give the gift of literacy to nearly 750 prisoners!

Your gift of $60 dollars allows us to send packages of two donated books from our library to 20 prisoners - a total of 40 books. Anecdotal evidence shows that books in prison are read by up to 25 people before the end of their useful life. So for just $60 you can give the gift of literacy to nearly 1000 prisoners!

Your gift of $75 dollars allows us to send packages of two donated books from our library to 25 prisoners - a total of 50 books. Anecdotal evidence shows that books in prison are read by up to 25 people before the end of their useful life. So for just $75 you can give the gift of literacy to nearly 1250 prisoners!

Your gift of $25 will fund the purchase of one business start-up guide and the cost of mailing it to a budding entrepreneur in prison. Your gift will also give him a chance to find gainful employment, become a productive member of society and in many cases, support his family.

Your gift of $6 dollars allows us to send packages of two donated books from our library to two prisoners - a total of four books. Anecdotal evidence shows that books in prison are read by up to 25 people before they reach the end of their useful life. So for just $6 you can give the gift of literacy to nearly 50 prisoners!

Early literacy strategies that help parents support their child’s language development, and books for each child.

Your gift will provide children with access to appropriate literature - often for the first time. Because many families in the developing world do not possess the disposable income to purchase children's books, there is no economic incentive for publisheers to produce them. Room to Read hires authors and illustrators to create culturally relevant stories with colorful pictures for children to enjoy. In addition to...

Your gift will provide one year of a national newspaper subscription for a library in rural Nepal. Join READ Global in its quest to change the world—one country, one village, one individual at a time. Your donation will bring national and international news to remote rural communities in Nepal. The newspapers will be delivered to one of the self-supporting library community centers in the READ...

Join READ Global in its quest to change the world—one country, one village, one individual at a time. Your contribution will ensure that World Book International’s contribution reaches a new library community center in a rural region of Nepal where it can transport children and adults into a world they’ve never experienced. Your gift of shipping a World Book Encyclopedia set to Nepal will be...

Join READ Global in its quest to change the world—one country, one village, one individual at a time. Your contribution will outfit one of READ Global’s library community centers with a technology hub that includes three computers and basic software for word processing, spreadsheets and bookkeeping. Your gift of a technology center for a rural Nepal READ library will be provided by READ Global.

Join READ Global in its quest to change the world—one country, one village, one individual at a time. READ’s self-supporting library community centers each include a Children’s Section with books, educational toys and furnishings designed just for the younger set. Your donation will help to stock the shelves with new books written just for children. Your gift of children’s books will be provided by READ...

Join READ Global in its quest to change the world—one country, one village, one individual at a time. The self-supporting library community centers created by READ offer a women’s literature section and provide a supportive environment for the women’s associations and other women-only activities that encourage female empowerment. Your contribution will provide new literature and educational materials for women anxious to learn. Your gift of...

We like to bring books to our workshops as a reward to youth who show interest in writing or are scared to write because their literacy levels are low. Your gift will help The Beat Within distribute books on topics appropriate for young adults.

$100 will cover an individual youth's stipend for one week. Youth will develop their typing skills. They will learn the whole production process for The Beat Within weekly magazine. Youth will also work in an environment with a diverse group of adult and youth staff all working to better the community. Most internships last 12-20 weeks.

The OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program promotes literacy by tapping a rich resource, older adults, to tutor children who are at risk in k-4 grades. This program utilizes an innovative approach designed to build children’s self-esteem and positive attitude toward learning while strengthening reading skills. Working with elementary schools, OASIS pairs older adults with young children with underdeveloped reading and language skills. The adults work one-on-one...