Hear what co-founder David Risher has to say about the Digital Reading Summits in Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya.

Worldreader, a global literacy nonprofit organization, has organized the Digital Reading Summit for the past two years in Africa. The purpose of this conference is to bring together publishers, e-reader project managers, educational professionals, non-profit organizations, and government officials, interested in building the future of digital reading.

In 2014, two new reports showed how Worldreader’s digital reading efforts can effectively boost literacy rates, and how a reading culture can flourish in the developing world thanks to the march of mobile technology and some generous new publisher partnerships.

Worldreader is improving reading in Africa, as early primary students read more and better after 18 months in an e-reader program, improving their literacy rates.

School turns to technology to tackle poor literacy among students – and achieves remarkable results.

With ebooks on e-readers provided through Worldreader’s iREAD program, this report shows that primary students doubled their reading speed and comprehension, helping them read more and read better.

iREAD 2 study started in January 2013 and aimed to improve literacy skills among Ghanaian primary students using e-readers in schools.

Some Worldreader literacy programs are located off the electric grid entirely. Worldreader is using solar power to solve this problem and provide access to digital books to all schools.

Across the world, tens of millions of children are missing out on an education. But there is hope. Enrolment worldwide is increasing and now there's a new tool that's bringing education straight into the hands of children.

Meet 14-year-old Rita, a high-schooler in Adeiso, Ghana. Rita wants to become a leader in Ghana and make a difference. We think she will do exactly that. Thank you for all that you have helped make possible so far. Happy Holidays!

Linda finds respite and the knowledge she craves from the e-books on her Kindle.

"One e-book can change a life. It changed Okanta Kate's life forever. After reading The Shark by Ghanaian author Peggy Oppong -- a book Worldreader digitized and added to her Kindle, Okanta Kate was hooked, and magical things began to happen. This 17-year-old high school student has become an avid reader and has devoured more than 100 books in one year. She's writing poetry and short stories and aspires to not only achieve great things, but to inspire others around her to achieve great things as well. millionbooks.worldreader.org"