Together with Salesforce, we’re delighted to launch our round-the-world challenge for digital reading charity, Worldreader.
Across the globe, one of the biggest impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic has been on our education systems, with UNESCO sharing that 1.5 billion children and young people have had their education disrupted by the pandemic. UN research also found that 40 million young children have missed out on early childhood education in their critical preschool years, nearly 22 million of whom are in South Asia.
To help combat this, Serpico by Croud has partnered with Salesforce to launch a virtual round-the-world challenge for Worldreader. Worldreader is a global, not-for-profit organisation, which supports vulnerable and underserved communities with digital reading solutions that help children and young people read and improve their learning outcomes.
Travelling the globe to raise £24,901 for Worldreader
The aim of the challenge is to collectively walk, run, cycle or swim 24,901 miles – the circumference of the globe – in time for UNESCO World Book Day on Friday 23rd April. In doing so, we hope to together raise £24,901 for Worldreader and their ‘Read to Kids’ campaign, which supports Delhi’s poorest communities. The programme, which has reached over 200,000 families to date, seeks to promote the school readiness of young children by empowering caregivers and teachers to read to and with children via their mobile phones.
Our fundraising target of £24,901 would support 10 primary schools in Delhi state, India. Any additional funds raised will go towards Worldreader’s Keep Children Reading campaign, which was launched in response to the learning crisis caused by the pandemic, and has reached 500,000 families in the past 12 months, providing them with a free library of digital books.
Get involved
If you’d like to take part in the challenge, you can find out how to join here, or simply email worldreader@serpico.io with any questions. Every single mile and every single donation will help us reach our goals, so we encourage you to get involved – whatever your preferred mode of travel! Corporate sponsorship packages are also available – email us for more details.
As we collectively reach certain milestones on our journey, we’ll unlock different books along the way, showcasing some fantastic books from Worldreader’s collection and beyond on the fundraising dashboard! Share your activity across social using the hashtag #MilesForWorldreader, and keep an eye on the leaderboards to see which teams and individuals are leading the way!
And if you’d like to make a donation to support Worldreader and the Serpico team’s efforts, you can donate here.