San Francisco, United States · Established 2010
Worldreader
A world where everyone is a reader.
(About)
Digital books reaching millions of children.
Worldreader was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, United States. Today it is a maturing organisation, working on literacy, education and digital books and known within the sector for its tagline "A world where everyone is a reader.".
The organisation currently operates in 7 countries, with major presence in Kenya, Ghana and Rwanda. Digital books reaching millions of children. Verified profiles, financials and annual reports are published on its official website at worldreader.org.
(Verified profile)
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Structure & mandate
US 501(c)(3) and UK-registered charity founded 2010 by David Risher and Colin McElwee.
Key public programmes
- ▸BookSmart digital reading app for early literacy
- ▸Partnerships with libraries, schools and community groups
- ▸Publisher partnerships bringing local-language titles online
Founded
2010
HQ
San Francisco
United States
Countries of work
7+
Primary sources
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(Work in the field)
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(Where we operate)
Active in 7 countries.
- Kenya
- Ghana
- Rwanda
- India
- Colombia
- Peru
- Jordan
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