With so many students around the world affected by continued school closures due to COVID-19, questions about the effectiveness of virtual education have suddenly become much more relevant. Here’s a look at whether online learning can truly replace in-person education.

This International Youth Day, together with Opera, we’ve chosen a list of 7 books to inspire youth to overcome challenges, stand up for what they believe in, and learn important 21st-century skills to help them along the way.   

Through all of the looming uncertainty, how can we help our children understand the virus? And how can we help our children stay resilient and navigate these changes of lasting impact? Storybooks can help children explore these difficult topics.

If you’re like most of us at Worldreader, the uncertainty around the pandemic means you probably won’t be going abroad this summer – at least not physically. But we’ve got you covered. Here are 5 adventure books that will take you on a journey this summer.

While we are all adapting to life inside during this global pandemic, taking the extra time to read to and with the children in your life can make a world of difference in supporting their learning. Here are tips for parents to help them read via a device with their children.

On Sunday, June 21, Worldreader lost one of our own. Luba Botcheva, Senior Director of Impact and Evaluation, passed away after a brave battle with cancer. She is survived by two amazing adult sons, whom she loved and cherished. As the cliche goes, words cannot describe Luba’s contributions to our team and Worldreader’s mission. But we will try.

Meet two incredibly inspiring girls — and authors: Eleven-year-old Aria Rani Sindledecker and sixteen-year-old Anna Pattle. Both girls are strong believers in the power of reading to change — and the world around us. And both girls are spreading their love for reading to the less fortunate by supporting Worldreader. 

In 2019, supporters like you helped reach over 2.4 million readers with a library of thousands of books in 52 languages. We're thrilled to share your impact towards building a better world, powered by readers.

Data is vital to quality education. At Worldreader, we understand the value of data as we work to support readers across the Global South and improve learning outcomes. Here's a look at how we use data to support our work and the work of other organizations, and how we approach data privacy.

By launching this challenge, Worldreader hopes to encourage parents and caregivers to keep reading to the young children in their lives, and to develop a habit of doing so frequently.  Here's a list of the 14 books that we are promoting among our readers in West and East Africa – we hope you’ll join the challenge and enjoy these books as much as we do. You can join at any time! 

In this age of globalized information, children are asking more and more questions about race as they have access to more and more information at their fingertips. Worldreader’s free library provides children’s storybooks, authored by Africans and African Americans, that can help spark this discussion.

We will feel Carolyn’s absence for years to come. We are incredibly honored that Worldreader’s impact is even a small part of Carolyn’s enormous legacy.