Heaps of trash pile up for miles in Kibera, a district of Nairobi that houses nearly 1 million people and is one of the poorest slums in the world. Aluminum shanties fill the horizon, and an odor of urine cuts through the air. A man trots through the narrow, unpaved streets on a camel. If you make your way through this crowded maze, however, you will find the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy, a free public school for girls and, recently, a few boys. Peek in through the windows, and you'll see a sight that seems incongruous next to the grimy chaos outside.
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A nonprofit called Worldreader brings e-readers to students in poor countries
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The devices are lightweight and allow students to access hundreds of books
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A Kenya school says the e-readers have helped improve reading comprehension
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Worldreader president: "Books and education are really the way out" of poverty
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He says there's a long waiting list to get in because in @placeholder, education and textbooks are very expensive.
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The organization also created an app that allows students to read books on their cell phones (cell phone penetration is as high as 80% in developing countries; in @placeholder, cell towers are everywhere).