The holidays are upon us. We’ve all got so much on our mind: the meals we’ll make, the trips we’ll take, the gifts we’ll give. But how can you make your holidays even more meaningful this year? By giving gifts that make a difference. RosettaBooks, a leading independent publisher and Worldreader partner, has discounted 152 e-books … Continue Reading →

Stories about refugee camps these days are synonymous with poverty, lack of opportunity and even terrorism. But not today. We’re thrilled to share with you something positive and transformative about two refugee settlements in Western Tanzania. Thanks to a partnership with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), 30,000 life-changing international and African e-books have been delivered … Continue Reading →

Two weeks ago, something pretty exciting happened in the world of education! With the Society of Jesus in Eastern Africa, Worldreader launched the largest single deployment of e-readers (EVER!) at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Secondary School in Nairobi, Kenya. The impact? Besides St. Al’s being the 27th school in Kenya to implement our e-reader program, 49,000 African … Continue Reading →

  On International Literacy Day, we’ve got some good news to share with all of you: we’re closer than you think to stomping out illiteracy thanks to mobile technology. Wrap your mind around this: 6 billion people have access to a mobile device. In a survey we conducted, we found that people who start reading … Continue Reading →

We’re always looking forward to hearing how our Kits partner programs are progressing and what the students have been reading. During a recent visit to Worldreader’s office, Caren McCormack from The Kilgoris Project handed us an update about what’s happening with the Kindles in their schools, and in this case, at the Intimigom Primary School. … Continue Reading →

Our Travel for Books sweepstakes competition has to come a close with 608 participants and some really great personal responses for wanting to volunteer with Worldreader this summer in Ghana. We loved many of them but had to choose one. So here’s our lucky winner and the response to our question. Drum roll please!   … Continue Reading →

by Kimee Johnson, Assistant Partnership Development Manager  “My name is Michelle!” A bright-eyed primary student stopped me as I walked by her. “My name is Kimee!” I smiled. “How are you?” She stared at me blankly, her smile still beaming. After a few seconds, I realized “My name is Michelle” is the only English phrase she … 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 →

It’s the time of year when we reflect and celebrate what’s come to pass, and with gleeful anticipation, plan ahead. 2012 was, in many ways, a breakout year for Worldreader, and 2013 promises even more Books For All greatness.  

By Jessica Buster Worldreader has been busy in the last couple of months! We have launched three new projects – two in countries that are new to us as well, Rwanda and Tanzania, and another in Kenya, where we’ve worked before. We’re very excited about these projects, as we are about all of our new … Continue Reading →