250 million children are not learning to read and write, despite years of attending school. Yet 95% of the population is covered by cellular networks and 5 of 6 billion mobile phone subscribers live in the developing world. As a response to this realities, Library For All is a nonprofit with a mission to make knowledge accessible to every person on the planet; it aims to increase access to books and unlock knowledge in impoverished communities by building a platform to deliver ebooks across mobile phone networks. To achieve this mission, they have built a cloud-based library platform – our “Library” – filled with locally relevant e-books curated for different regions in the developing world. Their Library is far more cost-effective and sustainable than building physical libraries. It provides access to educational content in local and international languages, culturally relevant and easily searchable. 
Website: http://www.libraryforall.org/
How to read where there are no books to read
Related Articles
a magazine, a consultancy and more
The success of the Shanghai students
causes and insights
The answers of Gemma Mortensen
the work of Crisis Action
what exactly is an effective philanthropist?
and how it led to decades of social reform
the story of Freddi Zeiler
Here you will not be expelled or hidden away
Jérôme Bel and the Disabled Theater
Because they happen to be women
the work of CCJ
The power of music to change lives
the Sound Foundation, an excellent initiative from UK to Uganda
Becoming men in order to survive
the Sworn Virgins of Albania
STAY IN TOUCH
SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER
AND RECEIVE OUR LATEST STORIES
OLBIOS NETWORK FOR ACTION