#KiliChallenge19 Last month, a team of 9 climbers set out to take on Africa’s biggest mountain, Mount Kilimanjaro, to bring digital reading to thousands of people in Kenya. This is their incredible #KiliChallenge19 journey. There is still time to donate and help reach more readers. It all started with one library They say that libraries … Continue Reading →

What’s it like raising kids when the going gets tough?  If you’re a parent, you know that it’s tough enough raising kids in the best of circumstances: the sleepless nights, getting kids to eat their greens, the consuming feeling that we can’t always be around to protect them. The list goes on. But what about … Continue Reading →

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 →

Sometimes the biggest impact can come in unexpected ways.   In October, I had the chance to travel to India with Kate James, Chief Corporate Affairs Officer for Pearson, to see our Read to Kids program in action. Pearson and Project Literacy are co-supporters of the Read to Kids program and have been our partners … Continue Reading →

A guest blog post by Alex Nderitu, the Deputy Secretary-General of PEN Kenya Centre, a poet, playwright and novelist. Alex was also an attendee at this year’s Digital Reading Summits. This year’s 4th Digital Reading Summits centered around The Power of Digital in Learning. Over 350 participants converged to talk about how communities are harnessing mobile … Continue Reading →

Last year we launched an e-reading program at Magoso Primary School. The school is tucked away in the heart of Kibera, Kenya. Kibera is Africa’s largest urban slum with a population estimate that ranges widely between 200,000 and 1 million people. This school is one of few that are scattered around this enormous slum. I’m here … Continue Reading →

Six years ago we had a big idea. We believed that digital technology could empower millions of readers around the world. We decided to test this idea. We approached publishers, government officials, teachers and communities asking them to give digital reading a chance. And they did. Today, the same stakeholders are experiencing the impact of … Continue Reading →

Nana reads to his son every single day. And his devotion seems to be paying off. In fact, the results are spectacular. Nana’s son, Oswald, is just four years old. But don’t let his tender age and bashful demeanor fool you. Despite being the youngest in his class, Oswald has become quite the enabler among … Continue Reading →

Across South Africa too many children have never experienced the world through reading. This is because over 80% of students in South Africa do not have a library. The Matthew E. Russell Foundation (MER) is an NGO changing this reality. And one way they’re doing it is through digital libraries with the Worldreader BLUE Box … Continue Reading →

Ryan Shortal served as a Peace Corps volunteer for two years, starting in July 2013. He taught biology at the Kwakoko Secondary School, in northern Tanzania. In June 2014 Ryan contacted Worldreader. The school where he was teaching was in dire need of books. Prior to contacting us, Form 4 English teacher, Elizabeth Msaku, and … Continue Reading →