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Thank you for your interest in Worldreader. We’ve assembled resources for journalists below. If you would like further information or an interview with a member of our team, please contact Wendi Yen Huestis, Chief Advancement Officer at comms@worldreader.org.

Press releases

KaiOS Technologies and Worldreader Celebrate Milestone of Empowering 1 Million Readers

November 2023 – San Francisco / Hong Kong In a strategic joint effort to fight the global learning crisis and…

The Catherine Mayer Foundation and Worldreader Combine Arts and Reading for Youth in India and the United States

Worldreader and The Catherine Mayer Foundation join forces to harness the power of creativity and the visual arts to get…

Worldreader Honored with Prestigious Library of Congress Literacy Award

September 8, 2023 – San Francisco, California. Worldreader, a global nonprofit committed to getting children reading in under-resourced communities worldwide,…

Let’s Get Children Reading Grant Recipients Announced

May 3, 2023 – San Francisco, California. International nonprofit Worldreader is proud to announce the selection of the Let’s Get…

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Partner Spotlight: Florida Alliance of Children’s Councils & Trusts and the Florida Grade-Level Reading Campaign

Changing the landscape of family engagement with BookSmart. Statewide, nearly half of Florida 4th graders started the school year without…

Twirling Tales: Nelly Discovers Her Passion for Dancing and Reading

With BookSmart, Nelly dreams big while learning important values. Nelly’s mother, Lydia, had struggled to find suitable reading materials for…

Raising Readers Phase 1 Final Report

Deploying design-based, mixed-methods research, the EdTech Hub study Raising Readers (Phase 1) explores how BookSmart can be best used to…

KaiOS Technologies and Worldreader Celebrate Milestone of Empowering 1 Million Readers

November 2023 – San Francisco / Hong Kong In a strategic joint effort to fight the global learning crisis and…

About Worldreader

Worldreader gets children reading so they can reach their potential. We are an international nonprofit organization working with partners to get children reading at least 25 books a year with understanding, because regular reading improves reading comprehension, social-emotional learning, and digital literacy. Since 2010, Worldreader has supported more than 22 million readers in over 100 countries. Worldreader is headquartered in San Francisco, CA, and has offices in Barcelona, Lima, Accra, Nairobi, Atlanta, and Delhi.

Vision

Readers build a better world.

Mission

Worldreader gets children reading so they can reach their potential.

Values

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Our impact

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Our programs

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Our library

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Learn about our COVID-19 response: Keep Children Reading

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a learning crisis. Learn about Worldreader’s free resources for families.

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Worldreader’s leadership

If you would like to interview someone from Worldreader’s leadership team, please contact us at comms@worldreader.org

Rebecca Chandler Leege
Chief Executive Officer

Shannon Atkinson
Chief Financial & Human Resources Officer

Deborah Backus

Deborah Backus
Chief Design Officer

Wendi Yen Huestis
Chief Advancement Officer

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