LitWorld has always been an organization of new ideas.
From our innovative community-based approach to our LitClub and LitCamp programs that have revolutionized social-emotional learning, LitWorld has been breaking new ground since the very beginning. Now, we’re ready to lead the way once again with our newest initiative: Innovation Partnerships.
Launched earlier this year, Innovation Partnerships are the next step in widening both the reach and impact of LitWorld’s work. Thanks to this new partnership model, not only are we able to continue running vital LitWorld programming throughout our partner communities, but we can also work with partners to explore new ways of creating change. In doing so, we can continue pioneering the best practices for teaching, enriching, and transforming young lives everywhere.
The Innovation Partnership Model
Our new partnership model divides LitWorld's existing partners into one of two equally important groups: Network Partners and Innovation Partners.
Network Partners
Network Partners will continue to run LitClubs, LitCamps, and more throughout their communities, all while enjoying access to LitWorld’s trainings, resources, and wide network of partners. Through this, our Network Partners can continue their dedicated work bringing the joy of LitWorld’s life-changing programs to more kids and families than ever before.
Innovation Partners
Innovation Partners are a select group of partners that will not only continue to run in-depth LitWorld programming, but will also collaborate with LitWorld to test new ideas and programs (called "Innovation Projects") designed to solve the unique needs of their communities. Through these Innovation Projects, we can work together with our partners to discover the most effective ways of creating lasting, sustainable change—and then bring those discoveries to communities everywhere.
Innovation Projects Around the Globe
Centre for Development, India
To combat gender inequality within their community, our partners at Centre for Development (CfD) launched their Innovation Project: a two-day workshop to unite and strengthen women in their communities.
The workshop allowed both Hindu Dalit and Muslim women (two groups with a history of “hatred and violence against each other”) to bond over their shared experiences of poverty, discrimination, and sexual violence, as well as learn valuable lessons on leadership and menstrual hygiene. According to coordinators at CfD, “[These women] are no longer the same persons they were... over the two days, they could reflect about themselves and discover the tremendous strength that lies deep within them.”
Ready for Reading, Rwanda
After noticing that many students were dropping out of school due to low morale and disinterest in a “boring classroom methodology”, our partners at Ready for Reading in Rwanda launched an Innovation Project to help teachers reduce the rate of school dropouts within their community.
By educating teachers about the LitWorld 7 Strengths and how to integrate them into the curriculum, these teachers can keep their students interested and engaged throughout their learning. The first training session took place in April with several teachers from Abadahigwa primary school, and our partners have been hard at work continuing to reach even more schools within the community.