A new report from UNESCO suggests that mobile phones aren't just promoting communication and commerce in the world's poorest countries, they're also encouraging literacy — especially among women. But technical and content barriers remain.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has partnered with nonprofit enterprise Worldreader to provide four secondary schools in Tanzania with e-readers containing books in Swahili and English.

See how one Worldreader Program donation brought Kindles into two primary schools in Tanzania. Experience the impact on 11-year-old Mery's life who wants to teach her whole country to read. Wondering what's a Worldreader Program? It's a new way for anyone to get books into the most remote places. It includes: 50 ruggedized Kindles with clip-on lights, 100 storybooks and textbooks per Kindle (from Africa and the rest of the world) and proven training materials for students, teachers and the entire community.

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