The first-ever Worldreader Kindle Giveaway was a big success thanks to all of you! About 320 participants from all over the world not only entered the contest, but also shared the information with friends and family on Facebook and Twitter. We are also immensely grateful for Easypromo’s generousity and for allowing us to use the … Continue Reading →
By Fatos Berisha At Worldreader there are many stories. One before my time is called the “Blue Truck.” On the back of the blue truck were the first 400 Kindles we shipped to Ghana. Volunteers took shifts guarding the truck overnight. The customs clearing form described the boxes carrying 400 “Candles” instead of Kindles. When … Continue Reading →
Did you know that 122 million youth globally are illiterate, and young women account for nearly 61 percent of that population? Or that, on average, girls in sub-Saharan Africa receive only six to eight years of formal education? And, that education accounts for just 2 percent of humanitarian aid?*
By Periša Ražnatović There’s only one thing Worldreader loves as much as reading – and that’s learning about how we can get more people reading. While our e-reader program focuses on delivering e-books to students and schools, we knew there were other platforms — like low-end, feature phones — people in the developing world have … Continue Reading →
By Susan Moody In May, we launched a project that made us smile for weeks: With the support of FC Barcelona, we put images of our kids' heroes onto their Kindles and encouraged them to read more. I had the privilege of being in Ghana when the kids turned on their e-readers and saw personal messages from global soccer legends, like Messi. Continue Reading →
A few months ago, we learned that 17-year-old Okanta Kate, one of the students in Worldreader’s iREAD program in Ghana, wanted to become a famous writer when she grew up. Since all famous writers have to start somewhere, a blog seems as good a place as any to help Kate reach her goal. So, we … Continue Reading →
By Samuel Alomenu Creating an environment that fosters the reading habit and gives children an opportunity to explore the endless world of learning are prerequisites to developing a reading culture. That’s why we continued our summer reading program again this year. Since the students were going to have about 45 days off from school, we … Continue Reading →
By Neil Johnston If you are reading this blog (and thank you for reading!), you are what we call a potential “Friend of Worldreader.” I became a Friend of Worldreader about six months ago, during a 90-minute “deep dive” into this very website. I didn’t intend for it to happen. It was my first visit. … Continue Reading →
By Jessica Buster One of the first questions anyone encountering Worldreader’s projects for the first time asks is, “How do you recharge an e-reader in Africa?” There are a lot of different answers to this question, some of which have been mentioned on the blog before. The thing that makes these answers different is the … Continue Reading →
By Susan Moody It’s that time of year: Back to School. Like all parents, I love preparing my daughters backpacks with all the tools they’ll need to learn about the world. Yet, often I can’t help but think about the children I’ve met in Africa and how going back to school for them usually means walking … Continue Reading →