Neil Butcher and Associates
For Support To Explore The Use Of Open Licensing Models To Widen Access To Early Literacy Materials
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Amount$50,000
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Program
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Date Awarded9/2/2015
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Term8 Months
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Type of SupportProject
Strategies
Overview
Neil Butcher and Associates, a consultancy firm with deep expertise around OER, will conduct research to help determine whether and how open licenses could help to increase the number of reading materials available to children across the developing world. The results of the research are expected to inform possible solutions to high rates of illiteracy among young children across the developing world, and more specifically to help shape the Global Book Fund that a consortium of donors including US Agency for International Development, the UK's Department for International Development, and the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs is hoping to establish.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.nba.co.za
Address
64 Galway Road Parkview, Johannesburg, 2193, South Africa
Grants to this Grantee
for support of open licensing in early childhood literacy efforts in the developing world
Neil Butcher and Associates, a consulting firm with OER expertise, will conduct research to determine whether and how open licenses could help increase the amount of reading material available to children across the developing world. The results are expected to inform policy solutions to high rates of illiteracy among young children and, more specifically, help shape the Global Book Alliance, a consortium being established by international donors. This work is intended to advance the Education Program’s strategy of encouraging policies in the developing world that promote the use of OER to solve key problems in education.
for support of open licensing in early childhood literacy efforts in Africa
Neil Butcher and Associates, an educational firm based in South Africa, provides services to improve equity, quality, and effectiveness in developing countries. The firm seeks to help create sustainable local publishing markets that harness digital innovations and Creative Commons open licenses. With this grant, it will ensure meaningful access to and use of affordable, relevant, high-quality, mother-tongue storybooks for African children. This work will delve into how openly licensed local-language storybooks can contribute to the growth of the publishing industry in Africa and promote effective literacy strategies.
