General resources

• Get literacy project ideas from Rotary International.
• Rotary Literacy Month – Encourage your club and district to focus on literacy in their service projects during Rotary Literacy Month, which, for the first time, will be celebrated in March.
• International Literacy Day – Show your dedication to literacy on 8 September with resources from the International Reading Association.

Funding for literacy projects

• Learn how to fund a literacy project through Matching Grants from The Rotary Foundation.
• Learn about in-kind donations from other Rotarians through the Donations-in-kind Information Network.

More literacy resources

• Communities in Action: A Guide to Effective Projects (605A-EN) – This guide explains how to create effective service projects.
• Concentrated language encounter – Learn about the method many Rotary clubs use to teach reading and writing during literacy projects.
• The Dictionary Project – Almost 1.5 million dictionaries were given to students in the 2005-06 school year through this project. Find out how you can get involved.
• Literacy.org – Get tools for projects promoting youth and adult literacy.
• The Rotary Fellowship of Literacy Providers – Learn about this group of Rotarians from around the world interested in increasing literacy.
• UNESCO education portal – Look for ideas and project resources at this hub, which details all UN educational development efforts.
• United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative – Read about UN efforts to close the gender gap in primary and secondary education.