Worldreader

Change a Life

Most Children in Africa
never own a book.

With the power of digital books we can change that.

With as little as $20
you can transform a life forever.

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Worldreader Everywhere

Worldreader Everywhere

Using mobile phones (Worldreader Mobile) and e-readers (like the Amazon Kindle), Worldreader is providing children and families access to hundreds of thousands of books, giving them an opportunity to change their lives.

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What We’ve Achieved Together

What we’ve achieved together

Giving children and their communities access to e-books and the choice to read what interests them empowers them for a lifetime. Look what we’ve achieved in three years thanks to you!

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Worldreader Mobile

500,000 Readers

Worldreader Mobile

Through Worldreader Mobile more than 500,000 people are reading books on a device they already own: their mobile phone.

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MSFT Alum

Industry Leaders Recognize Our Work

David Risher - Microsoft Integral Fellow

The work done by Worldreader to bring digital books to communities in the developing world has been recognized by the Microsoft Alumni Association and global leaders such as The Prince of Asturias.

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Nadal Loves Worldreader

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Rafa Nadal

On July 6th, 2013, four inspiring individuals are swimming from Spain to Africa to help Worldreader reach even more children in the developing world. And one of the world’s best athletes, Rafa Nadal, is impressed with their motivation and cause!

See How They are Doing It
  • 441,169e-books sent to Sub-Saharan Africa so far
  • $250,000+Value of e-books donated by publishers
  • In January 2013,533,997 people read e-books on Worldreader Mobile
  • In January 2013,19,492,630 pages were read on Worldreader Mobile

Worldreader gives people in the developing world access to digital books. Using e‑readers and mobile phones, we provide children and their families access to tens of thousands of local and international e-books, so they can improve their lives.

Read more about how we’re transforming reading in the developing world.

Stories s

Wondering what impact our programs are having on children, families and communities? | Read our up close stories.

With our partners and supporters, we achieve so much more. | Keep up with the Worldreader Champions.

Travel inside our schools and meet the children and teachers. | Watch our videos.

We conduct rigorous research  and publish our findings regularly. | Read our reports.

Look who’s talking about Worldreader. | Read recent headlines.

Thanks!

A huge thank you to the many people who are making “Books for all” a reality: Julie Trell in honor of Susan, The Spotlight Foundation, David Hammer, Jeff Bezos, Dave & Bridget Chiaruttini and more… See all recent donors | Here’s how you can donate.

 

Worldreader has earned the GuideStar Exchange Seal, demonstrating its commitment to transparency. See our full GuideStar profile.

 

Partners

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