LOCAL, a project by Worldreader and AfLIA, leveraged digital reading technologies to improve access to local language early-grade-reading content throughout library networks in Ghana, Zambia, and Uganda, culminating in a toolkit to guide the replication of digital reading programs throughout African libraries.

Publishers in African countries have started to experience the advantages of digital technologies, like learning from data and reaching broader and more diverse audiences across borders.

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.

#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 →

From May 6th to 9th, members of Worldreader’s global boards and invited guests visited Nairobi, Kenya to see first-hand the power of digital reading in underserved communities. Take a look at the impact.

The 2019 Global Digital Reading Summit Worldreader’s 2019 Global Digital Reading Summit was a huge success thanks to all who participated, from the esteemed speakers and delegates, to Worldreader’s global board members and generous volunteers. Nearly 150 invited participants from across sectors in Kenya and around the world filled the conference room at the Crowne … Continue Reading →

More than 100 delegates from Kenya and around the world have met in Nairobi to discuss Kenya's leadership in digital reading.

Digital reading has the power to improve educational, economic, and health outcomes. This is according to ICT cabinet secretary Joe Mucheru.

Chang’ombe Primary School, the public primary school in a remote village of Rabai in the sub-county of Kilifi County, was the unlikely recipient of eReaders with a total of five thousand books thanks to Worldreader.

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.

The partnership between Worldreader and the Kenya National Library Service (KNLS) is boosting access to reading resources for young learners across 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.