21 Literacy-Supporting Social Enterprises

From Comprehensive Vision Care Access to Museum Projects

— June 5, 2013 — Social Good
From comprehensive vision care access to museum-based social initiatives that also fund clean water projects, this list of literacy-supporting social enterprises span simple and more charity-oriented moves like donating books (this is what Out of Print does with its one for one model) and to broader themes such as technology education. Technological literacy is just one idea that goes beyond books; there is also art literacy. Art-Switch, founded in 2005 in London, United Kingdom, attempts to open up the art world, known for being elitist. That being said, the process is done in part through technology, i.e. an online art catalog which obviously has its limitations -- the digital divide being the easiest one to name.

These literacy-supporting social enterprises attempt to expand the vocabulary of what literacy means and in what field.
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Communication-Aiding Equipment
Communication-Aiding Equipment
Action Deafness Tech Provides Tools That Better Lives Across the UK
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Monthly Goodwill Memberships
Monthly Goodwill Memberships
CharitySub Makes Supporting Urgent Causes Easy
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Flying Pig Pitches
Flying Pig Pitches
Good Deals UK Brings Unconventional Voting to the 2011 Social Finance Forum
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Artisan-Empowering Training Centers
Artisan-Empowering Training Centers
Afghan Action Teaches Young Men and Women Weaving and Sewing
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Comprehensive Vision Care Access
Comprehensive Vision Care Access
Aravind Eye Hospital Combats Needless Blindness in Rural India
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Bolivian Co-Op Clothing
Bolivian Co-Op Clothing
Artesania Sorata Creates Artisan Goods and Employs Women
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Technological Literacy Programs
Technological Literacy Programs
‘121 Women and Computers' Teaches Valuable Employment
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Book-Providing Apparel
Book-Providing Apparel
S.T.O.R.Y. Clothing Tackles U.S. Illiteracy Through Donation
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Museum Social Enterprises
Museum Social Enterprises
Rainworks Omnimedia Supports Clean Water and Literacy Programs
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Digital Literacy Agencies
Digital Literacy Agencies
New Found Network Employs Youth to Create Nonprofit Campaigns
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Gender-Based Violence Support
Gender-Based Violence Support
SHE WILL is a Project of the Acclaimed Global Enrichment Foundation
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Socially Accessible Artwork
Socially Accessible Artwork
Art-Switch Lets Clients and Businesses Borrow First
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Socially-Conscious Online Bookstores
Socially-Conscious Online Bookstores
Better World Books Aims to Alleviate Poverty Through Literacy
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Poverty-Ending Bags
Poverty-Ending Bags
Breaking the Cycle (BTC) Looks to Give Books
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Female-Focused Enterprises
Female-Focused Enterprises
Women's Bean Project Creates Jobs with Jewelry & Gourmet Food
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Preppy Literacy-Promoting Garments
Preppy Literacy-Promoting Garments
Read’s Clothing Project Benefits Books for Africa
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Fashion for Justice
Fashion for Justice
Delicate Fortress Creations Fight Human Trafficking, Slavery, Poverty
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Charitable Lit Tees
Charitable Lit Tees
Wear Your Favorite Novel with the Out of Print Summer Reads Collection
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Hip-Hop Social Enterprises
Hip-Hop Social Enterprises
The Global Block Foundation Promotes Personal Sustainability
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Fashionable Fair Trade Apparel (UPDATE)
Fashionable Fair Trade Apparel (UPDATE)
Indego Africa Gives Artisans a Protected Place to Create
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One-for-One Literary Tees
One-for-One Literary Tees
The Out of Print Kid's Collection is Sweetly Scholarly
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