b'The Pulte InstituteforGlobal DevelopmentOn this page: From the LIBROS study; primary students in class in Rwanda, part of the three-country research effort to strengthen functional literacy by ensuring access to books.LIBROS Partners Share Education Discoveries With research completed for this multi-country studyin Cambodia particularly compelling. As a result, members of identifying effective policies and practices to improvethe Cambodian research team were invited to present their primary-school-age childrens access to books, in- findings to government officials and development partners in country dissemination events in participating Cambodia,Rwanda in July. Honduras and Rwanda amplified findings over the past year. Connections made across LIBROS partners are alreadyDissemination events like these influence how countries move broadening the impact of the discoveries made by each, asforward with next steps. They are an essential part of SHAREs one country learns from the others challengeswork to move evidence to action by helping to realize policy and successes. change, Andrea McMerty-Brummer, associate director of innovation and practice for the Pulte Institute and program In June 2024, an event in Rwanda convened an audiencemanager for LIBROS, said. Were seeing immediate, of government officials, development partners, educators,cross-country learning, and we hope well see an and publishers to learn from study findings the importanceuptake of those practices and successes that they of partnership across sectors to ensure more books arehave in Cambodia implemented in Rwanda, McMerty-delivered to children. LIBROS partners from Honduras andBrummer said. This is exactly what SHARE was built to do. Cambodia also attended virtually to present key learnings onSeeing that happen so tangibly and immediately is exciting strengthening the book supply chain. A representative for thefor the LIBROS study.Rwanda Basic Education Board found the results of research 31 | 2023-24 Annual Review'