getting out of your comfort zone with "room to read" founder john wood
TRANSCRIPT
Getting Out of Your Comfort Zone
With Room to Read Founder, John Wood
@roomtoread
@johnwoodRTR
I got out of my Comfort Zone and found the world needed changing.
781 million people on this planet are illiterate.
It is estimated that 250 million childrenare not learning the basics.
Women and girls make up 2/3 of those illiterate.
World Change Starts with Educated
Children. ®
Literacy Gender Equality in Education
BHAG: 10 Million Children by 2020
Our Global Footprint10 Program Countries
Our Global FootprintVolunteer Chapters in 48 Cities, Across 13 Countries
1,158 children’s book titles published
> 15.6 million books distributed
Confucius Literacy Prize
>1,900 classroom blocks constructed
>10,000 trained teachers and librarians
> 30,000 Girls’ Education participants supported
> 17,500 libraries established
Regular research, monitoring and evaluation across 10 countries
Are Children Learning to Read?
Grade One
SRI LANKA
2.8
10.4
Comparison SchoolsRoom to Read Schools
Comparison SchoolsRoom to Read Schools
Grade One Grade Two
10.2
23.7
36.7
55.8BANGLADESH
Grade One Grade Two
1.5
13.617.7
45.4
LAOS
Comparison SchoolsRoom to Read Schools
Comparison SchoolsRoom to Read Schools
Grade One Grade Two
3.9
12.4
17.4
41INDIA
Our Work in India
9 consecutive years 2014
2013 2015
2014 2014
Recognized as Best in Class
Moving out of the Comfort Zone:
Corporate Innovations with Philanthropy
Room to Read & AtlassianAn Creative Cause Marketing Partnership
Room to Read & Nuix
Room to Read & Google
Room to Read & Rovio
Office Space
Hong Kong, Sydney, TokyoMumbai
Hotel Rooms
Hilton Worldwide: 150 Free Room Nights Per Year
Upper House Hotel, Hong Kong:
75 Free Nights
Product
Lafarge: Unlimited Cement
Lenovo: 600 Laptop
Computers
Salesforce:Licenses to track
Project data
Airline Miles
Goldman Sachs Employees:
3 million miles
Barclays Capital Employees:
Over 1.7 million miles
JOIN THE REVOLUTION!
Retweet my message: @mrsandhill
#ThankstoEducation Indian youth can be future IT leaders. #NPC2015 each RT = $10 for
@RoomtoRead @johnwoodRTR.
With 1000 RTs Raise $10,000 for Room to Read
during the conference!
