24 February 2011 - USAID m4Ed4Dev Seminar - eReaders - David Risher, Worldreader.org

1. Worldreader.org Books For All Presentation to USAID 24 Feb 2011

2. Our mission is to make digital books available to all in the developing world…

3. …enabling millions of people to improve their lives.

5. Battery life up to 4 weeks on 1 hour charge

6. 60-second access to 700,000 books

7. GSM-based

8. Near-zero distribution costs

9. Reading shifts from supply-constrained to demand-based

10. Rapidly decreasing costs

13. 35,528 books

14. Local textbooks

15. Local storybooks

16. Int’l storybooks

17. 67% of students download added books/magazines

19. Video

20. What’s on the e-readers?

21. Worldreader Published Content

24. iREAD M & E Two key questions: Are kids reading more? Are kids reading better? Conducted by ILC Africa, with USAID GDA funding

25. E-reader Economics

26. Worldreader economics 2015 E-reader cost: $50 + 10% $11/year over 5 years Content: 30% discount off paper books Distribution costs: Near-zero When savings /student > $11/year, E-readers pay for themselves

27. Worldreader’s E-reader economics

28. What’s Next: Worldreader in a Box Combine Worldreader program, expertise, & content with local funding and implementation Average of one opportunity / week Kenya Guatemala Mali

30. Use

31. Training, community support

32. Set-up, logistics, maintenance

33. Savings

34. Duty-free import

35. Discounted device

36. Donated cases, lights

37. Content

38. Local digitized textbooks

39. Authors’ books

41. Worldreader Partners Woeli Publishing

42. Upcoming Projects iREAD 2, Ghana 4300 students Total budget: $8,435,000 In-Kind / Multilateral Contribution: $6,258,000 Content M&E at $830,000 Worldreader to Finance: $2,187,00 Kilgoris, Kenya 50 students Total budget: $324,400 In-Kind raised: $283,700 Cash required: $50,500 (shared: Kilgoris and WR) Worldreader to Finance: $27,300

43. How to Help Public show of support Partner proposal and evaluation On-the-ground expertise Government relations Local funding for devices Funding for capacity-building

44. Worldreader.org Books For All