WE ARE A SMALL LAB OF LITERACY AND ANTI-BIAS PROGRAMS.

Our mission is to help kids grow as readers and thinkers in a diverse world.

OUR APPROACH

We implement two kinds of projects:

Literacy and children’s books - We create remedial literacy programs, based on carefully chosen picture books. We also support local writers and illustrators who create picture books - best suited for children who are starting to read. We donate these books, together with literacy toolkits designed by our team, in kindergartens, schools and libraries from disadvantaged areas.

Anti-bias Education - We create anti-bias education modules that reach schools and kindergartens from disadvantaged areas. We support writers and illustrators to create picture books that reflect the diversity of the world, be it ethnicity, family or disability.

OUR IMPACT

Through partnerships with publishers, associations and local schools:

  • we contribute to the development of children’s literature with characters that reflect the diversity of our society: we published three books with Roma characters, a picture book about family diversity and one picture book about children with disabilities.

  • we support the local creation of picture books: we organized 3 workshops for 48 Romanian writers and illustrators.

  • we facilitate the access of children from disadvantaged areas to picture books and quality educational materials: we donated over 8000 picture books and we created 25 teaching guides.

  • over 15,000 children read at least one book that we published and engaged in literacy and diversity education activities designed by our team.

  • we create diversity education modules integrated to the school curriculum: more than 10,000 pre-schoolers had access to our books and engaged in diversity education activities in kindergarten; 200 children (grades 3-7) followed a 14-lesson module designed by our team.

  • we offer diversity education webinars: over 1000 teachers participated to our online trainings.

  • we piloted a literacy program based on a remedial education concept that involves teaching at the right level.


OUR PARTNERS

SPONSORS


OUR TEAM

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Gabriela Nenciu

Co-founder, CEO

Passionate about children's books, illustration and the idea of a cultural space open to diverse stories. Specialization: intercultural education, teaching, and project design.

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Cristina Pirvu

Co-founder, COO

A restless globe-trotter who is inspired by children’s inventiveness and authenticity, and who wishes to give back at least a drop of the good things that have happened to her.

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Magda Matache

Volunteer Advisor

A human rights activist and scholar who carries a passion for social justice and cultural diversity. Specialization: early childhood development, participatory action research, Roma rights. She is a researcher at the FXB Center, Harvard.

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Cristina Preda

Project assistant

A books, children and animals lover, she wants to express the beauty around her through meaningful words. Specializations: children's literature, pedagogy, cultural projects for children and adolescents.


ACTIVITY REPORTS

Read our 2016 - 2018 activity report here.

Read our 2019 activity report here.

Read our 2020 activity report here.