 Before the COVID-19 global pandemic, one out of five children around the world, that's 260 million, were out of school. And of children who did attend school, less than half were able to read by age 12. In 2020, the impact of COVID-19 led to nearly one billion children being out of school without access to a suitable learning environment. It's evident that the future of learning must be one that is accessible, adaptable, and effective when traditional schools are no longer an option. The Global Learning XPRIZE was launched in 2014 to address the challenge of the more than quarter billion children globally who cannot read, write, or do basic math. Seeking to provide universal access to quality learning, the Global Learning XPRIZE challenged anyone anywhere of open source, scalable learning software that empowered children to teach themselves basic reading, writing, and arithmetic within 15 months. Innovators, software developers, scientists, and educators from around the world answered the call. 198 teams from over 40 countries registered to compete. During the field testing phase of the competition, learning software from the top five finalists was distributed across 170 villages in the Tango region of Tanzania, empowering nearly 3,000 children to learn on their own without meeting an internet connection. Studying just an hour a day using the finalists gamified learning apps, these children were able to learn the equivalent of a year's worth of full-time school in 15 months. At the start, less than 10% of the participating children could read a single word in Swahili. When the field test concluded, illiteracy numbers were cut nearly in half. 45% could read a single word and 30% could read full sentences. These are truly significant reading, writing, and numeracy gains, and critical building blocks to future learning and economic success. The technology developed by top teams in the Global Learning XPRIZE proves that a future is possible which all children with or without access to school can learn reading, writing, and math. Pilot programs using this software since the competition closed have been launched all around the world, reaching children in new places and languages. Beyond Tanzania, there have been new pilots in Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Pakistan, Republic of Korea, Rwanda, Uganda, and the United States. New languages developed or currently in development include Bangla, Farsi, Hindi, French, Indonesian, Kenyarwanda, Korean, Spanish, and Tanzanian Sign Language. We are calling on you to continue this critical work in global education. You can be the change you wish to see in the world. Help deliver this proven, self-learning software to children who deserve to learn basic reading, writing, and math. Access all the data from the Global Learning Field Test for free at data.exprise.org under the Learning tab. Software developers, you can access the code and localize this solution for free at github.com. Learn more and support XPRIZE's work in techforgood at learning.exprise.org.