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400 million children lack basic literacy skills.

You can help. Give children reading opportunities today, so they can build a better world tomorrow.

We are a nonprofit organization bringing reading to children in underserved communities.
Here’s our model:

Access

We provide access to reading anytime, anywhere through apps that work on basic mobile phones and tablets.

Books

We offer books from around the world in English, Spanish, Kiswahili, Hindi, and Arabic.

Continuous support

We keep readers engaged with learning activities, reminders, and incentives.

Data

We provide data insights to partners so they can help readers keep improving.

We deliver reading using our BookSmart app.

With BookSmart, children get access to a library of hundreds of books and engaging reading activities – anytime, anywhere.

Reading changes lives.

When a person can read, it changes just about everything.

With BookSmart, teachers like Shankar can give their students a better life – because reading means success in school, better health, and a life full of opportunity.

Together, we’ve brought reading to over 21 million people in 100 countries.


21,383,174

cumulative readers

128,380,978

hours reading

74,545,134

books read

Join our community.

“It’s been an honor and a privilege to be involved with such an incredible non-profit. The team are all unbelievably inspirational and passionate about what they are doing.”

Simon

Become a partner.

Every year, NGOs, corporations, and foundations partner with us, making an incredible impact on the world. Learn about ways that you can bring reading to children in need.

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You can create a better world, powered by readers.