According to a number of international studies, literacy is the most accurate predictor of an individual’s earning power, and has the ability to decrease inequality. Yet one in four young people in developing nations are unable to read a single sentence, and millions more have limited access to books. While efforts to expand access to … Continue Reading →

How do you say ‘education for all’ in your mother language? Today, on Mother Language Day, we celebrate the invaluable role that mother-tongue language plays in ensuring that everyone across the globe has access to quality learning. Worldreader’s LOCAL project, which will bring local-language books to 20 libraries across Uganda and Zambia, aims to contribute … Continue Reading →

We are proud to announce that beginning on Giving Tuesday (November 27, 2018) all purchases made through Penguin Random House’s website (PRH.com) will include a donation to support readers in Africa. Worldreader is a nonprofit championing digital reading in underserved communities to create a world where everyone can be a reader. A $1 contribution for … Continue Reading →

We’ve joined forces with Opera Software to understand how women in Africa use mobile internet. Two studies undertaken by Opera Software and Worldreader have found that women in Africa use mobile internet to empower and entertain themselves. Opera Software ran a survey of 1,500 women and men aged 14 to 44 in Nigeria, Kenya, and … Continue Reading →