Room to Read�s Wood: �Young women from developing countries see wage increases of up to 20% for ever

Wealthandsociety03 Sep, 2021Finance

At present, Room to Read has reached 23 million children in 17 low-income countries, supported over 100,000 young women in its Girls' Education Programme, and has worked with over 40,000 schools to implement its Literacy Programme. It counts well-known organizations around the world as among its top funders, such as Citibank, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs, Google, UNICEF, and Dubai Cares. "We want to make sure that every kid grows up having that chance to read and write. We can't declare defeat. We have to really get out there and find our best way to reach these kids at a very young age and get them into the habit of reading," declared Wood.