Agnes Tetteh
Ghana
10-year-old Agnes studies at Kade Roman Catholic Primary in Ghana. Her school recently received a batch of e-readers as part of our Ghana District Scale project. Agnus doesn’t have any books at home, but sometimes she’ll write down short stories from the e-readers and bring them home so she can read them again.
We recently spoke to Alice on a visit to her school, here’s what she shared with us:
I live with my grandmother and two older siblings; my parents live in a different town. I don’t have any books at home. So sometimes I write the stories on my e-reader in my exercise book so I can read it when I go home.
With the e-readers, I am able to read a lot more now. It’s also helping me become a better reader. My favorite stories are the Big Egg and Ananse in the Well.
I want to be a bank manager when I grow up as I want to help those in need. English is my favorite subject!
More inspirational stories
Lois
9-year-old Lois is studying at Asuom Primary School in Ghana. Lois wants to be a doctor when she grows up, and she believes reading will help her get there.
Richard
Richard Atuti is the Director of the Kenya National Library Service. He’s played a vital role in the success of the LEAP 2.0 project which brought digital reading to all 61 public libraries in Kenya.
Kelvin
When Kelvin’s small village received 25 e-readers from Worldreader loaded with 5,000 e-books, Kelvin took on a new role.
