02/07/2025
🎉 Congratulations to ONE Billion Literates Foundation — one of our 15 Social Sector Hero of the Year Honorable Mentions! 🎉
OBLF stood out for its dedication to measurable impact, continuous improvement, and implementation of the Social Sector Hero strategy "Align with a Common Purpose."
Notably, OBLF is transforming English education in rural government schools by empowering local women as para-teachers through its ELEVATE program. By addressing teacher shortages, integrating EdTech solutions like tablet-based gamification and WhatsApp chatbots, and fostering holistic community engagement, OBLF has improved English proficiency for 11,000+ students annually while training 400+ women as educators. Their commitment to bridging the education gap has resulted in a 74.93% improvement in student language skills, with proven gains in reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Through data-driven interventions and a community-centered approach, OBLF is creating lasting change in education, gender equity, and economic empowerment.
As an Honorable Mention, OBLF will receive a Results-Based Accountability (RBA) Professional Certification Course from Clear Impact, empowering their team to further strengthen their impact.
👏 Please join us in celebrating One Billion Literates Foundation for this achievement!
Learn more about the award and winners at https://clearimpact.com/clear-impact-names-furniture-bank-social-sector-hero-year
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Thank you to our generous Network and Media partners for making this year's award possible: Action 2 Outcomes, Common Approach to Impact Measurement, Institute for Educational Leadership , Inclusive Action for the City , Nonprofit Montgomery , PolicyLink , SETSI , Social Impact Compass, Way of North Central Ohio , Government technology Insider, and Future Healthcare Today.