Room to Read: San Diego Chapter

Room to Read is proud to be a grantee of the Strengthening Teacher Effectiveness & Practice with AI (STEP-AI) program. Launched this week by Renaissance Philanthropy, in partnership with the Gates Foundation, STEP-AI explores how AI-enabled tools can deliver scalable, high-quality coaching for teachers in Sub-Saharan Africa. The initiative strengthens the support teachers receive, bringing greater precision and consistency to instructional coaching in the classroom.

🔗 Read the full announcement: https://lnkd.in/e-rUe9Ke

On February 19, Room to Read marked an extraordinary milestone by signing an official agreement with the Ministry of Education of Zambia. We first began working in Zambia in 2008 and for nearly a decade, we:
Benefited over 530,000 children with foundational learning skills

Supported 613 schools

Established 487 school libraries

Published 20 locally written and illustrated children’s books in Zambian languages

Distributed more than 1 million learning materials

Learn more about this program here:
https://www.roomtoread.org/the-latest/room-to-read-makes-renewed-commitment-in-zambia/?ea.tracking.id=&utm_source=April_2026_Newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Newsletter&utm_content=Zambia_Blog_Post&utm_term=Donor_And_Lead

Starting today, we’re thrilled to celebrate International Women’s Day with a goal to raise $150,000 during the month of March, which is enough to support 600 girls through a year of secondary school! With support from the Swarovski Foundation,@ Room to Read is helping girls around the world shine brighter than ever. Your donation and donations from your community build on that commitment, expanding opportunity and unlocking more brilliant futures. www.roomtoread.org