Worldreader gets children reading so they can reach their potential.Worldreader is a non-profit organization that gets children reading at least 25 books a year with understanding, reaching readers in over 100 countries.

Core values

- **Reach and Access**: Worldreader has reached 22 million readers since its foundation, operating in over 100 countries, and has increased access to reading materials in developing countries[2][4].
- **Literacy Improvement**: The project has significantly improved literacy rates, with 88.4% of students in the iREAD 2 project in Ghana able to read at least one word in English, compared to 49.3% nationally[4].
- **Increased Reading Time**: There has been a 5.2x increase in the median time spent reading on the Worldreader mobile platform over a two-year period[4].
- **Gender Empowerment**: The project has shown a 27.4% vs 10.9% improvement in girls’ gender empowerment norm beliefs compared to the control group[4].
- **Community Impact**: Worldreader's programs have helped offset the effects of school closures due to crises like COVID-19, supporting lifelong learning and social-emotional development[2].
- **Recognition**: The project was awarded the Library of Congress Literacy Award, International Prize, in 2023, acknowledging its significant contributions to global literacy[2].