We Love Reading

Taghyeer is a local independent nonprofit organization founded in 2010 in Amman, Jordan. The We Love Reading program is carried out under Taghyeer’s patronage and aims to create change makers through fostering the love of reading for pleasure among children. Our initiative trains local men, women, and youth to hold regular read-aloud sessions for children in public spaces in their neighborhoods. We Love Reading has spread to more than 63 countries around the world, where thousands of We Love Reading libraries have been established.

Our goal is to create a healthy, vibrant society by empowering people to think critically and lead the change they seek in their communities. We strive to improve the cultural, social, psychological, and educational wellbeing of children, youth, and women across Jordan by developing entrepreneurial capabilities through hands-on training that is grounded on research and real-life experiences.

Thank you!

in the last 3 months We Love Reading online training has reached 4 new countries: Columbia, Nigeria, Belgium, and Ireland. Trained 43 new ambassadors, and still counting.

We also published a study of 52 predominantly lower income Jordanian and Syrian families with young children (31 girls; Mage = 53.37 months, SD = 3.53) in Jordan began in 2019,

Under the title: “Adrenocortical and psychosocial responses of families in Jordan to the COVID-19 pandemic”

This November WLR has been selected for HundrED’s 2022 Global Collection of 100 leading education innovations from all over the world. These innovations undergo a rigorous review process, including a review and voting procedure by 150 selected education experts in 50 countries.

We have also been working on a new children’s book about the story of a syrain refugee mother and her daughter who through We Love Reading have discovered the magic of reading and becoming changemakers!

A total of 2,634 books were distributed this year, each woman received a book package to start her own library, the package contains 21 books that are fun, creative, and unleash the children’s imaginations. Books are developed according to set criteria and methodology, taking into account factors such as theme, relevancy to the children’s culture and background, language, and age-appropriateness. The books cover a variety of themes, including environmental awareness, empathy, gender, non-violence, disabilities, and refugees. Your donations also helped us conduct research to assess the impact of the program on children’s resilience and self-compassion.

There’s still so much work to be done, countries are struggling to cope with the COVID-19 crisis. By signing up for a monthly donation, you can help us continue supporting recovery efforts that last.

We’re honored you chose ours to support, thank you for making this work possible.

We can’t wait to share where your generosity takes us next!