PlanetRead is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting literacy and providing access to reading opportunities in various languages. Their core innovation, Same Language Subtitling (SLS), aims to implement subtitles on audio-visual content to enhance reading skills. Through partnerships with organizations like the Indian Institute of Management and BookBox, PlanetRead has conducted pilot studies and developed AniBooks, animated stories with SLS, to improve children's reading abilities. Their vision is to create a world where everyone can read and enjoy affordable reading materials.
PlanetRead's mission is to advocate for evidence-based policy-making and the adoption of SLS on entertainment TV programming and digital platforms. They have successfully implemented SLS in multiple Indian languages, leading to a national policy mandating SLS on 50% of all entertainment programming on TV in India by 2025. With a focus on reading, language learning, and media access, PlanetRead continues to innovate and expand their impact in promoting literacy worldwide.
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