With so many of us affected by school closures, questions about the effectiveness of virtual education have suddenly become much more relevant. We’ve put together some of the highlights for those of you who might be wondering – can online learning actually replace traditional education?

These 10 stories are part of our newest collection: The Inspire Us collection. The collection was created as part of our Inspire Us project, which leverages mobile technology to bring empowering stories to girls and women across Ghana and West Africa.

The COVID-19 pandemic is not only a global health crisis, it is a learning crisis. When considering how to mitigate learning loss in a pandemic, it should be a top priority to support reading skills and engagement with books. That's why we’re expanding our partnership with Opera to get more books to more readers.

We met Doris 6 years ago when she was living in the slums of Kenya. Back then she was extremely excited about her school receiving e-readers filled with books and had hope for the future. We visited her recently to find out how she was doing. Here's her story.

Ghana's Akua Amankwah, has been adjudged the overall winner of Worldreader 'inspire Us' writing competition in West Africa, grabbing the $2000.00 prize.

We are thrilled to celebrate International Literacy Day 2019 by announcing that, so far in 2019, more than 1.6 million people have been reading online books in more than 52 languages with Opera Mini and Worldreader.  This marks a major success in our joint effort to bring free e-books to people around the world. In … 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 →

The Anasoma Research has presented initial findings of the first sprint of the Anasoma Research aimed at identifying barriers of and drivers to female mobile readership in Kenya.

LEAP (Libraries, E-Reading, Activities & Partnerships) brought Worldreader’s digital reading platform to 61 Kenya National Library Service (knls) public libraries, contributing to Kenya’s Vision 2030, achieving national scale and laying a foundational model for replication globally.

This report describes the research process, methodology and critical findings that enables Worldreader, and others, to positively influence gender norms and stereotypes by exposing users to empowering content on applications.

"Doris, a teenager living in Africa's largest slum in the middle of Nairobi, Kenya, has the odds stacked against her. But, she has learned to cope, find a tune to dance to and dream big. E-books and Kindles have found their way to her school and they have planted a seed of hope. They give her a sense of freedom, keep her mind busy and urge her to study more diligently so she can one day become a doctor. Books matter to Doris-- a lot. Help us reach even more girls like Doris. Donate to Worldreader today: http://www.worldreader.org/support-us/."

Tanzania's Prime Minister Mizengo Peter Pinda speaks at the community launch of an e-reader program in the Arusha region.