Room to Read is an organization focused on helping children around the world gain access to education. This organization began in 2000 after John Wood, a Microsoft executive, visited a school in Nepal while on a hiking trip. Upon noticing the terrible state of the facilities and shortage of materials, he left his position with Microsoft and started Room to Read. He was joined by two co-founders, Erin Ganju and Dinesh Shrestha, who have helped the organization grow and expand its outreach.
What was once a small organization delivering books to school children in Nepal, expanded quickly to increase its outreach and capacity. Now, Room to Read has a presence in thousands of communities in Asia and Africa where it continues to donate books and …show more content…
These all should be done through computer systems. Just as Room to Read should scan the books into a system as they are sending them, individual schools and libraries should scan them into the same system as they are received. This will allow a computer to verify where the books traveled to and eliminate any that were lost or did not arrive at their destination. Teachers and school personnel should input their students’ names into an online system as well. This system can assign students a student ID number which can be used to record new registers as well as track their progress through the programs. This way, newly enrolled students, their progress through the school system, and graduation numbers can all be documented together …show more content…
This can be done through surveys where there are multiple choice questions such as “Do you think you have the resources you need to accomplish your goals?” or “Do you think this program is effective for education achievement? If not, how could we improve?” There should also be a space provided where teachers can provide their own responses and feedback.
In order to best measure progress, the outputs and outcomes are the key metrics that should be monitored. In order to best do this, benchmarks should be set. Appropriate output and outcome measurements for Room to Read to collect and analyze
What was once a small organization delivering books to school children in Nepal, expanded quickly to increase its outreach and capacity. Now, Room to Read has a presence in thousands of communities in Asia and Africa where it continues to donate books and …show more content…
These all should be done through computer systems. Just as Room to Read should scan the books into a system as they are sending them, individual schools and libraries should scan them into the same system as they are received. This will allow a computer to verify where the books traveled to and eliminate any that were lost or did not arrive at their destination. Teachers and school personnel should input their students’ names into an online system as well. This system can assign students a student ID number which can be used to record new registers as well as track their progress through the programs. This way, newly enrolled students, their progress through the school system, and graduation numbers can all be documented together …show more content…
This can be done through surveys where there are multiple choice questions such as “Do you think you have the resources you need to accomplish your goals?” or “Do you think this program is effective for education achievement? If not, how could we improve?” There should also be a space provided where teachers can provide their own responses and feedback.
In order to best measure progress, the outputs and outcomes are the key metrics that should be monitored. In order to best do this, benchmarks should be set. Appropriate output and outcome measurements for Room to Read to collect and analyze