{"id":5945,"date":"2014-03-13T12:11:20","date_gmt":"2014-03-13T12:11:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=5945"},"modified":"2014-03-14T08:37:46","modified_gmt":"2014-03-14T08:37:46","slug":"worldreader-intoduces-e-reading-app-for-mobile-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/03\/worldreader-intoduces-e-reading-app-for-mobile-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldreader introduces e-reading app for mobile phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ereader.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5946\" alt=\"ereader\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ereader-300x180.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ereader-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/ereader.jpg 530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Worldreader, a non-profit organisation in the United States, has introduced e-reading technology on mobile phones in Ghana to make books more accessible to phone users.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The initiative is aimed at giving all mobile phone users an opportunity to access books on their phones and encourage the habit of reading.<\/p>\n<p>This is made possible through \u2018Worldreader mobile\u2019, a mobile phone app, available over 2G connectivity to 80% of the developing world via simple feature phones, to help people make decisions, learn, grow and change their lives.<\/p>\n<p>With the mission to eradicate illiteracy by delivering the largest culturally relevant library to people who have no books, digitally and inexpensively, Worldreader Ghana started with e-readers on the iREAD programme in primary schools making reading more attractive and friendly to children and to empower pupils to develop the habit of reading.<\/p>\n<p>Once children are active readers, they could together with their families continue to access reading content via the Worldreader Mobile app.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early Results from the IREAD programme<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Results from Worldreader\u2019s iREAD program in Ghana showed:<\/p>\n<p>A dramatic increase in children\u2019s access to books: from owning 3 books to accessing 107 books, increased performance on standardized test: children scored up to 13% higher on reading Comprehension and an increased enthusiasm towards reading: students downloaded over 6,000 additional free books.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Problem<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>According to a UNESCO report, there are over 200 million children living in sub-Saharan Africa areas where delivery of printed books is non-existent or too expensive, and there are over 774 million youth and adults across the world that are illiterate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0Worldreader Impact<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A co-founder of Worldreader, Mr Colin McElwee in an interview with the Daily Graphic said that since Worldreader began in 2010, 348,000 people read each month from a library of 5000 books in 27 countries on the app.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCurrently, active readers on Worldreader Mobile are 335,000 where as active Readers on E-Readers are 13,596.\u201d He said.<\/p>\n<p>Mr McElwee also mentioned that there were 2,300 books available on Worldreader Mobile, 2,700 on E-Readers, 4,200 digitized books in twenty three African languages and English.<\/p>\n<p>An online survey of 24,000 Worldreader Mobile phone readers showed that 90% of the cellular phone readers are between the ages of 16-35, 70% of intense readers are female while 95.3% of the app users believe that their cellular phone is a tool for learning as they rank education above their own health in order of importance.<\/p>\n<p>More than a quarter of these readers use their cellular phones to read stories to their children, and also allow them to read from the phones.<\/p>\n<p>From the survey, 87% stated that reading on their mobile helps them with their job\/career, and that reading on their mobile improved their lives.<\/p>\n<p>The Worldreader programme is sustained on funding from the sale of Worldreader Kits to other organizations, donations from individuals, governments and corporations including<\/p>\n<p>USAID, UNESCO, Vodafone Americas Foundation, and Microsoft Alumni Foundation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Source: GraphicOnline<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worldreader, a non-profit organisation in the United States, has introduced e-reading technology on mobile phones in Ghana to make books more accessible to phone users. 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