Board Option Award-Colin Bloom – 2023 Freedom Through Literacy

Board Option Award-Colin Bloom – 2023 Freedom Through Literacy

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Colin Bloom, 16-year-old New York City high school student and founder of a literacy nonprofit for his project, “Creating a Library for Literacy at the Senianya Primary School in Mpumalanga, South Africa.”  Colin is a standout on multiple levels:  as a teenager, he established a nonprofit, Libraries for Literacy, has dedicated two libraries in impoverished rural South Africa, has assertively insinuated himself into partnerships with global entities, and has shown tenacity, drive, entrepreneurship, compassion and a desire to learn and improve from each experience. 

Board Option Award-Victor Owuor – 2023 Freedom Through Literacy

Board Option Award-Victor Owuor – 2023 Freedom Through Literacy

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Victor Owuor, after-school program coordinator, the Sunflower Trust, Nairobi, Kenya for his project, “Pathway to Alternative Learning Education (PALE).”  As World Literacy Ambassador since 2022 representing Kenya, Victor understands what it means when one lacks resources to attend school:  He was born and bred in the informal settlement of Kibera slum, Nairobi.  Sunflower Trust works in partnership with community schools to identify girls, in the fifth grade, who are at risk of ending their education early and transitions them to the after-school, part-time PALE program. 

GRAND PRIZE – 2023 Freedom Through Literacy

GRAND PRIZE – 2023 Freedom Through Literacy

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The $2,500 Grand Prize goes to award-winning children’s book author Ty Jackson for his youth financial literacy project:  “The Danny Dollar Entrepreneur Fair,” Fresno, California.  Ty, a previous winner of the coveted Judith’s Award, developed a creative program based on his book, Make Your Own Money:  How Kids Can Earn It, Save It, Spend It, and Dream Big.

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Winners of 2023 “Freedom Through Literacy Award.”

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February 13, 2023 — Judith’s Reading Room, a global nonprofit literacy organization founded in 2010 in the memory of Judith F. Krug, a distinguished librarian, is pleased to announce the winners of its 9th annual “Freedom Through Literacy Award.”  The judges declared eight (8) champions of literacy with a combined financial award of $5,000.

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Announcing – Pen Pals Across the World

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Judith’s Reading Room dedicated its 103rd library today at Jabulani Community Center in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.  This custom library contains books designed for teenagers and adults who, for whatever reason, find themselves grown but not fully literate.cation can donate a book or two at checkout for a child in need and forever change that child’s life.

Judith’s Reading Room Dedicates its 105 Library

Judith’s Reading Room Dedicates its 105 Library

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Judith’s Reading Room dedicated its 103rd library today at Jabulani Community Center in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.  This custom library contains books designed for teenagers and adults who, for whatever reason, find themselves grown but not fully literate.cation can donate a book or two at checkout for a child in need and forever change that child’s life.

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Judith’s Reading Room Award Season Kicks Off Early

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Judith’s Reading Room dedicated its 103rd library today at Jabulani Community Center in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.  This custom library contains books designed for teenagers and adults who, for whatever reason, find themselves grown but not fully literate.cation can donate a book or two at checkout for a child in need and forever change that child’s life.

Judith’s Reading Room Opens 104th Library
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Judith’s Reading Room Opens 104th Library

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Judith’s Reading Room dedicated its 103rd library today at Jabulani Community Center in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe.  This custom library contains books designed for teenagers and adults who, for whatever reason, find themselves grown but not fully literate.cation can donate a book or two at checkout for a child in need and forever change that child’s life.

Third Graders Tasked with giving Kindergartners Books

Third Graders Tasked with giving Kindergartners Books

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(FYI:  photo credit:  Deborah Howe, Mosaic Preparatory Academy) On October 3rd, Judith’s Reading Room donated 50 copies of one of Dr. Lisette Caesar’s books in her Little Lizzie Series to each kindergarten scholar at Mosaic Preparatory Academy.  The third grade scholars were “tasked” with handing out the books to the kindergartners.  This act of kindness on the part…