Worldreader and Bezos Family Foundation collaborate to foster early child development and learning in Kenya. 

Over the past year, Worldreader worked with the DRIVE network to see how digital technologies could increase reading in Kenya.

Olivia is a Director, Partnerships and Services, Kenya at Worldreader. She provides strategy, oversight, technical direction, and implementation of social and behavior change communication across various geographical regions. Olivia has over 20 years of experience in communications, working as a marketing specialist, a creative director in top ad agencies, brand strategist, and developing award-winning social … Continue Reading →

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 →