By Our Correspondent
Worldreader, a Non-Governmental organisation has today organised an event aimed at inculcating a reading culture in the young people.
The event will take place at Kidogo Centre of Excellence in Kangemi, Nairobi.
The day will be used to mark the Young Readers Day whose objective is to encourage and build a reading culture among children.
Worrying reports including from the World Bank have cited the prevalence of a poor reading culture among children in the region compared to other regions, with up to 50 per cent of pupils in Class 3 unable to read for comprehension.
The month of November has traditionally marked various initiatives like the annual Young Readers Day whose objective is to encourage and build a reading culture.
Among those who are expected to address today’s meeting includes; Joan Mwachi- Worldreader Regional Director for East Africa, management of Kidogo centre of Excellence, Kangemi and representatives from the local community
Worldreader is an international NGO working to improve the reading and socio-emotional outcomes of children and communities through digital reading.
The organisation believe that readers are capable of building a better world and seek to leverage key digital technologies, digital content, pedagogical support, and data to improve education. The NGO works globally, nationally and locally to provide quality reading and teaching support for the integration of innovative education and technology programs aimed at ending learning poverty.
Over the past 10 years, Worldreader has reached more than 21 million people in communities where paper books, including storybooks and textbooks, are scarce.
The firm supports programs in five regions (East and West Africa; Latin America; the Middle East-North Africa; and South Asia) while readers across 82 countries benefit from its digital library.
Since 2010, Worldreader has distributed over 40 million digital books to readers around the world.
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