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Worldreader

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Dernière mise à jour: 6 févr. 2013 00:56:14

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Worldreader is a not-for-profit organization with one goal: to make books available to all in the developing world, with the help of e-reader and e-book technology.

Worldreader employs the mobile phone GSM network to instantaneously deliver thousands of local and international e-books onto lightweight, durable, low-power e-readers for children in sub-Saharan Africa… for less cost, less paper, and less fuel, with fewer logistical barriers.

In its first 26 months, Worldreader has reached 10,000 children with 500,000 e-books in six African countries. These children now read more, read better, and they're creating a culture of reading in their communities. We train teachers and students; work with e-reader manufacturers to provide devices; and collaborate with local and international publishers to obtain digitized content that isreading-level appropriate and culturally relevant.Worldreader expects to reach 1 million children across the world by 2015.

We gauge our impact by measuring the number of books read before and after deployment, by testing students' reading ability, and continuously evaluating our own ability to scale. Longer term, we look for increased community involvement in reading, and ultimately increased literacy rates beyond UN-predicted levels.

In 2012, Worldreader shared the results of the largest external impact measurement: the USAID-funded report from ILC Africa, which studied the Worldreader iREAD program in Ghana. This study found:

  • A dramatic increase in children's access to books: Students with e-readers carried an average of 107 books each. Prior to the e-reader program, the average primary school household owned 3 books.
  • Increased performance on standardized tests: Reading scores of primary school students who received e-readers increased by 7.6% in a short 7-month period versus the control classrooms.
  • Increased resources for teachers: The e-readers allowed teachers to conduct research, create lessons, and design reading comprehension assessments.
  • Increased enthusiasm towards reading: Students downloaded over 6,000 free books during the course of the study, in addition to the local and international textbooks and storybooks provided by Worldreader. For every 2 books we provided, students downloaded 1 additional piece of content.

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  • Technical Writing Specialist - Volunteer - Une mission bénévole

    Dernière mise à jour :
    17 mai 2013
    Zone géographique :
    San Francisco, CA, US
    Description :
    Worldreader is an exciting US- and Barcelona-based social enterprise with the mission of making digital books available to all in the developing world. We are l...

  • New York City and/or Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Representative – Development Assistant - Volunteer - Une mission bénévole

    Dernière mise à jour :
    13 mars 2013
    Zone géographique :
    Seattle, WA, US
    Description :
    Worldreader is an exciting international (US, Barcelona, and Africa) social enterprise whose mission is to spread the benefits of literacy by providing digital ...

  • Development Assistant – Volunteer - Une mission bénévole

    Dernière mise à jour :
    6 févr. 2013
    Zone géographique :
    San Francisco, CA, US
    Description :
    Worldreader is an exciting US-­‐ and Barcelona-­‐based social enterprise whose mission is to make digital books available to all in the developing world. We are...

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    Sharon Langevin

    Zone géographique :
    San Francisco, CA, US
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    Erica Ernst

    Zone géographique :
    San Francisco, CA, US
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    Bénévole
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    Mary Robb Teague

    Zone géographique :
    San Francisco, CA, US
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    Jaime Dugan

    Zone géographique :
    Berkeley, CA, US
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    Diana Collins

    Zone géographique :
    Lowell, MA, US
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    Tina Tam

    Zone géographique :
    Barcelona, CT, ES
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    Zev Lowe

    Zone géographique :
    Barcelona, B, ES
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    elizabeth wood

    Zone géographique :
    barcelona, B, ES

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Site web :
http://www.worldreader.org
Numéro d'identification national :
27-2992468
Numéro de téléphone :
34 931 521 001
Adresse :
Balmes 188, Barcelona, Barcelona, 08006, Espagne
Date de fondation :
May 2010

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books, Education, Africa, e-books, literacy

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