Happiness Tillya grew up near Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Her mother was a primary school teacher and her father, a farmer. Happiness' mother spent her life helping others and sharing with her daughter the power harnessed by educated women. Buoyed by her mother's lessons, Happiness became a primary school teacher...

As analysts and consumers alike read reports on the impact Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have on the economy, today the nonprofit community is focused on another important day -- Giving Tuesday. This first-ever Giving Tuesday seeks to unite and transform the way we think about, talk...

It is hard to dispute that gender disparity in education no longer exists when one realizes that of the 793 million illiterate people in the world, two-thirds are female. Likewise, it would be difficult to challenge the importance of providing girls with an education, as we know that...

International Women's Day, celebrated annually on March 8, provides not only a special opportunity for all women to celebrate the progress we have made, it also affords us a moment in time to stop and reflect on how we may ensure that the next generation of women around the world...

"Literacy unlocks the door to learning throughout life, is essential to the development and health, and opens the way for democratic participation and active citizenship." - Kofi Annan, former United Nations Secretary-General

Recently, I had the great fortune of visiting Southeast Asia, where I attended a summer Reading Day event...

We've long dreamt about the day the front page of The New York Times runs a story on children's books. Children's books are what we live and breathe at Room to Read because of what they contribute to the development of a child's literacy and learning skills. It's what we...