What would you do if 250 million people in your country were illiterate?
What would you do if 600 million people in your country were at least three levels below reading level?
How many of these readers could you yourself tutor, if that’s your incredibly generous and philanthropic solution?
Get ready to find out how this incredible group is reaching children in the most isolated parts of the country – and soon the most isolated parts of the world – to strengthen literacy and so strengthen financial stability and gender equality.
You’re about to hear it right from one of the key figures of BIRD – Billion Reader Initiative, the inspirational Surabhi Yadav. Just starting out in the professional world like a rocket, with initiatives falling out of her sleeves- that are changing the lives of people and especially girls and women all over the world.
Here’s the playlist of video recordings children’s reactions to SLS. Many of of them have English Subtitles and will give you an idea of the extent of TV’s reach even in the remotest areas, and the love for cartoons among children even in the most poor households, and reactions to SLS.
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Music in Introduction: Mehul Surti.
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