Our Vision for 2026: Let’s Open 100 New LitClubs & Make 2,500 Dreams Come True

Of the many core lessons we’ve learned here at LitWorld, it’s that children always believe in a hopeful world. They are the most open-hearted , most generous of all human species. They are able to see right into the human heart and to imagine a better world. Best of all, their ideas are really good!

That’s why LitWorld’s LitClubs are so amazing: they are building narratives of hope, and dreams that can be realized. This year, our LitClub members scored higher on state exams. They went on to specialized high schools. Our first members have graduated university. And some are changing the next generation by becoming teachers and parents who read to their children.

For these reasons, we have a vision: let’s open 100 new LitClubs in 2026.

We will continue to forge new innovations for literacy across the world to help every child succeed.

Won’t you join us?

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Our Impact

In 2024, LitWorld has:

• Delivered over 2,000 books and 9 libraries for young readers around the world.

• Interacted through World Read Aloud Day with 238,632 participants and 770 million impressions.

• Partnered with 14 grassroots organizations across 13 countries.

• Engaged 4,405 participants in LitClubs around the world. 

With SEED Impact™ LitWorld completed its first pilot year of LitClub program evaluations in the following locations: New York City, Honduras, and Rwanda. Here, LitClub teacher observations of student growth in Social Emotional Learning competencies resulted in the following gains:  

Words around the world sing LitWorld’s praises:

“LitWorld has positively impacted the quality of education for children, adolescents and youth in the region. We implemented LitClub programming as part of the school curriculum in each educational center, including the disabled population.”
-Un Mundo, LitWorld partner organization

“The partnership between Ready for Reading and LitWorld has transformed my community. Individuals of all ages are embracing literacy and storytelling... inspiring a brighter and more connected future through the power of words.”
-Ready for Reading, LitWorld partner organization

“LitClub allowed me to have fun, develop emotional intelligence, and significantly improve my literacy skills. Now, I read stories to my classmates confidently.”
-LitClub youth participant

For all that we have made possible together, there are more stories our community has to tell and that deserve to be heard. We hope that you will join us in unlocking literacy for the many LitKids and their families around the world.

Together we can ensure that the LitKids around the world can be nourished by joyful and safe spaces to read, write, learn, and embody the power of their own stories.