Mobile education in Africa is empowering lives. Just ask Lisa Johnson. On International Day of the African Child, June 16, we honor children like Lisa. She saw a great opportunity and reached for it. Her ambition, perseverance and leadership reflect what’s becoming more apparent to us every day–kids in Africa are hungry to learn. Here’s … Continue Reading →
At Worldreader when we travel to our programs, we share a feeling of before and after: what our world view was before traveling to Africa and witnessing students’ and teachers’ reaction to having access to the entire world’s library of books. And what our world view … Continue Reading →
Worldreader brings more book love to even more places. We’ve just launched Kits partner programs in two new countries–South Africa and Malawi–and added another one to our Kenyan base. Hello South Africa In South Africa, “Books for all” has made its way to the Get Ahead Project (GAP) School and Mdatya Primary School. GAP, founded … Continue Reading →
By Jessica Buster “You must choose your own path,” says her guide to Kanuki, heroine of Kanuki and the Wishing Tree, one of Worldreader students’ favorite books. It tells the story of a short-necked giraffe who seeks help in growing the long neck she needs. The eagle who leads her to the wishing tree says … Continue Reading →
June is Coins For Books Month! Remember all that loose change we asked you to gather up? Have it handy? Know where your local U.S. Coinstar machine is? Great! Here’s what we want you to do. It’s super easy. Join charities Worldreader and Change Making Change fight illiteracy. Donate for reading and help us bring … Continue Reading →
Students, families, teachers and community leaders in Worldreader’s programs around Africa are hungry for information, especially health-related resources they could reference on a daily basis. In places where there are no doctors, old books, magazine articles, government flyers left at clinics and tidbits of information shared via word of mouth are what people use to … Continue Reading →
Look who’s joined the Worldreader fan club: FC Barcelona’s Alexandre Song! Today we’re excited to formally announce that the FCB midfielder will be a Worldreader Ambassador, helping us spread the #booksforall message and fight illiteracy worldwide. Twenty-six-year-old Alex grew up in Doulala, Cameroon. With his own journey taking him from humble beginnings in sub-Saharan Africa … Continue Reading →
Wondering what to do with all your loose change? We’re thrilled to tell that you that during the month of June, your pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters can help kids in Africa fall in love with reading. Our goal is to raise $20,000–enough to bring thousands of e-books to more schools in the developing world. … Continue Reading →
By David Risher One question many nonprofits ask themselves is: To increase our impact, how much should we collaborate with governments? In many cases it’s a leading question: most of the areas that people like us hope to improve—health, societal wealth, education—are right in the middle of what governments should ensure for their citizens. So … Continue Reading →
Big news: We’re now in Zimbabwe, too! This week we launched a new literacy program in Africa at a very special school in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second largest city. Worldreader’s Nadja Borovac and Michael Smith were there to help with the teacher and student e-reader training. Here are a few excerpts from the field and how … Continue Reading →