Dr. Geetha Murali is Chief Executive Officer of Room to Read, a leading international educational organization that believes “World Change Starts with Educated Children”®. Its programmes have reached 20 countries and benefited more than 23 million children to date.

On Our Path to Global COVID-19 Recovery, We Must Focus on Literacy

Three classmates in Bangladesh read together from a children’s book provided by the non-profit organization Room to Read.
Students in Zambia raise their hands to answer questions posed by their teacher.

As we find ourselves in the greatest education crisis of our generation, literacy interventions can act as an antidote to the long-term effects of COVID-19.