Meet Sara Rhyne, our winner. When we saw Sara’s video, we had the overwhelming feeling that she was destined to meet Worldreader and make a difference using e-reader technology to change the face of literacy in the developing world.  Sara hails from a small rural area in North Carolina and works in the local school system, … Continue Reading →

So, now you’ve seen our second runner-up, Christina Lam’s awesome video.  What stood out about the first runner-up, Drew Budwin — an engineer at Virginia Tech, is his deep passion for serving others.  Even in his short video, his zeal for helping others shone through.  We saw a person, in his own words, with an … Continue Reading →

When we launched a contest to “Win a Volunteer Trip to Ghana”, we thought we would get some compelling videos.  We didn’t imagine, however, that we would get so many unbelievably amazing videos.   On Saturday morning, our friends at eDreams sent over the final list with a note saying: “This will not be easy.” And … Continue Reading →

Worldreader is doing something that’s never been done before- bringing electronic books into remote areas in Africa giving students, teachers and families access to the entire world’s library.   Last week, we announced a contest where you can win a trip to volunteer with us in Ghana. eDreams.com, our travel partner, is sponsoring this contest … Continue Reading →

For all of us at Worldreader, we share a feeling of before and after: what our world view was before traveling to Ghana and witnessing students’ and teachers’ reaction to having access to the entire world’s library of books.   And what our world view is like after; I can say from personal experience that … Continue Reading →

Worldreader has one co-founder in Africa and the other in California; and there are some pretty amazing news to share.  Here’s just two quick (but monumental) stories.  Thursday, Colin participated in a joint press event with USAID and Ghana Education Services in Accra.  Colin, Peter Argo (Deputy Mission Director from USAID), and Stephen Adu (Deputy Director … Continue Reading →

Late one night in November 2009, just before David and Colin were heading to Ghana to kick-off our first “books for all” pilot, our extraordinary web designers at Rassak Experience sketched out our logo. It was simple, effective, and to the point. In many ways, that logo represented how we work. We had to get things … Continue Reading →

Worldreader just received a packet of around 500 letters from the students in our iREAD pilot in Ghana.  They are mostly entitled “Me and my e-reader,” and they’re a joy to read.  Since Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, we thought we’d share a little bit of the love… From Abigail Appiah (Kade SHS): When … Continue Reading →

I have been thinking about Clearwater, Florida a lot recently, which is a little odd, because I have never been there.  Yet, my interest might be explained by the fact that to date, Amazon is actively working with two pilot programs with Kindles in K-12 schools: in Clearwater, Florida and in Ghana with Worldreader.  So, … Continue Reading →

We are having another pretty amazing week here at Worldreader!  Zev’s in Kenya, Colin is heading there today, and so far that trip has been very positive.  Zev is impressed with The Kilgoris Project, its mission, and impact on the community. The classrooms at Intimigon Nursery and Primary School are bright and there is a … Continue Reading →