Our Impact
Only one-third of 10-year-olds globally can understand a simple story. With your support, we help more children read every day.
22 million
cumulative readers
100+
countries
79 million
books read
We get children reading at least
25 books every year
When a child completes more unique books in a year, they improve vocabulary and reading comprehension, laying down the foundation of all learning. That is why our projects are designed to increase the volume and frequency of reading in a child’s life.
Meet the readers
The Owino family are avid readers! Learn how this family has made reading a daily habit, becoming some of the top BookSmart readers in Kenya in 2024.
Case study
In Sierra Leone, children spent 53 minutes reading daily
Students in rural Sierra Leone were struggling with learning loss caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The Read with Us pilot brought digital books to after-school reading clubs to help children read beyond school, and recover learning loss.
53
minutes of
daily average
reading time
2h 23
minutes of
highest daily average
reading time reached
2,550
books
completed by students
Case study
In the USA, children read 11 books over the summer mitigating summer learning loss
In Atlanta, Habitat for Humanity works with families who live in traditionally under-resourced areas. Without books in the home, children don’t have enough exposure to reading.
Worldreader provided parents with more than 1400 books, to make reading accessible and fun.
11
books
completed by each family
11
minutes of
reading on each day
Case study
In Egypt, CARE saw children reading 23 minutes a day
When Covid-19 forced schools in Egypt to close, CARE Egypt wanted to support children’s learning outside the classroom.
Worldreader gave them an all-in-one solution with BookSmart, including a structured reading competition and a virtual learning community.
20,000+
pages read
in total by
all children
23
minutes a day
spent reading
on average
99.6%
parents reading
more with their children
Our approach
Worldreader works with partners globally to motivate children and caregivers to complete at least 25 books a year with comprehension, increasing the volume and frequency of reading.
Our theory of change
We motivate children to complete at least 25 books a year, so they can improve reading comprehension, socially-emotional learning and digital literacy.
Explore our annual impact
We’ve reached 10 million readers since 2010, who’ve read more than 100 million hours in 52 languages! We started new…
Invest in a child’s reading journey today
Every $1 invested in a child’s early learning can yield a $4 to $16 dollar return.
