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The learning happens in the classroom. The proof stays there too.

Literacy, tutoring and school programs move real outcomes. But schools have rules, students need consent and teachers have no spare hour, so funders get test scores instead of the moment a child reads their first page.

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School rules and consent

Permissions, guardian approvals and privacy rules stop most shoots before they start.

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Outcomes without voices

Your reports are full of percentages. Nobody hears a teacher explain what changed.

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Programs in many places

Classrooms in three countries and one comms person to cover them all.

EW

“We need real stories from real people to drive awareness around BookSmart, and to demonstrate impact.”

Erin Williams, Senior Strategic Operations Officer, Worldreader
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“I trust you guys with that task more than I do.”

Denise Miller, NFTE
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In their words

Education teams, in their own words.

Worldreader had almost none of its work on camera. One year later it has families in Kenya, South Africa and Peru telling their own stories, filmed by local crews, and the edits go straight into board pre-reads. Here is what they told us.

Year 2Worldreader renewed for another 12 months

Read the Worldreader case study

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Classroom Storytelling Session. Free.

One person, one Zoom call, three finished videos. Consent comes first for anyone under 18.

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Your cost
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What you get

  • 1
    A 45-minute Zoom recordingA teacher, a student, an alum or a parent. Guardian consent is signed before anyone under 18 joins.
  • 2
    3 finished videosEdited and captioned, ready for your appeal, your board and your next grant report.
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    Yours to keepThe videos and the raw recording. No contract, no card, no catch.
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Love the videos? We'll film your classrooms and families next. Don't? Keep them anyway.

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Three ways to start

Three ways to bring your classrooms to your funders

Start free. Add school and family filming when you're ready, quoted up front.

School principal interviewed in North MacedoniaStart here, free

Classroom Storytelling Session

We record one teacher, student or parent over Zoom and our editors turn it into 3 finished videos.

  • 45-minute producer-guided Zoom recording
  • 3 finished, captioned videos
  • Teachers, students, parents or your ED
  • Guardian consent before anyone under 18
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Worldreader team walking through Kibera, NairobiMost requested

School and family filming

A vetted local crew films classrooms, families and partners, with consent planned first.

  • Families sourced by your partners, never cast
  • No minors' names or identifying details
  • Interviews in the language families speak
  • A library to post from all year
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Primary classroom in Mogadishu, SomaliaFor campaigns

Campaign and challenge package

Promos and stories planned around reading challenges, back-to-school and year-end.

  • Promos in more than one language
  • Short cuts for every channel
  • Board pre-read and recap films
  • Donor and partner thank-yous
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Built for schools

What every education production includes

Consent forms for under-18s

Guardian releases signed before filming, in the family's own language.

Privacy by default

No minors' names or identifying details. Families review anything sensitive.

Promos in every language

English, Kiswahili, Spanish and more, with music matched to each region.

Board-ready recaps

Recap films for board pre-reads and funder visits.

Timed to the school year

Back-to-school, reading challenges, graduation and giving days.

You own everything

You keep every finished file and all the raw footage.

Beyond video

Everything your school year needs, from the same shoots

One filming day becomes donor stories, challenge promos and the photos your report needs.

Students playing a math board game in a school gym in New York
Classroom and program photography

A school-year content calendar

A family reading on a phone app in Johannesburg
Classrooms, home visits and events

Clips for grant reports and board pre-reads

A reach summary for every campaign

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How it works

From classroom to board room

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Tell us about your programs

Your schools, your families and the outcomes your funders care about.

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FREE

Start with the free session

We record one person over Zoom and deliver 3 finished videos, free.

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We film with consent first

Guardian releases signed, then a local crew films classrooms and families.

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Everyone uses it

Teachers share it, your board sees it, and funders finally watch the learning happen.

World map showing Kenya, South Africa, Peru
Kenya
South Africa
Peru
Worldreader team in Kibera
Nairobi, Kenya
Street in Kilifi County on a family shoot day
Kilifi, Kenya
Reading app at home
Johannesburg

Public proof

Worldreader: families in Kenya, South Africa and Peru

Worldreader needed real families on camera. We filmed with its CEO and board in Nairobi and Kilifi, with families and partners in Johannesburg and Cape Town, and with four families in Lima, hiring vetted local crews in each country. The library now feeds board pre-reads, reading-challenge promos in three languages and donor stories, and Worldreader renewed for a second year.

3 countries4 productions in year oneLocal crews every timeRenewed for year 2

Read the Worldreader case study · Read the Junior Achievement case study

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Real client videos

Stories we told for education and youth organizations

Real client videos with real results.

150,000+Organic reachJunior Achievement
500%Increase in engagement rateSoles4Souls

Who we work with

Built for education nonprofits

Literacy nonprofitsGetting families and kids reading
Tutoring and mentoring programsClosing gaps one student at a time
Career and entrepreneurship educationPreparing young people for work
Global education NGOsRunning schools and programs abroad
Education fundersBacking what works in classrooms

Questions

Questions education nonprofits ask us

Tap a question. Each answer comes with a 20-second video.

Is the free session really free?+

Yes. The Zoom session and the three videos our editors cut from it cost nothing. No contract, no card, and you keep every file with no obligation to buy anything afterwards. Book your free session and see your story on screen.

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What happens on the free session?+

You pick one person close to your work, and our producer interviews them live over Zoom for forty-five minutes while we record. Our editors then turn that conversation into three finished, captioned videos for your website, your social channels and your next appeal. All you have to do is show up, so book your free session.

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Can you film with students and young people?+

Yes. We work with your school partners and families on consent and guardian approvals, keep young people's names and identifying details private, and let families review anything sensitive before it's published. Young people are often your most convincing messengers, so let's plan their story on your free session.

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How do you protect the people on camera?+

Every shoot is planned around consent and dignity. People sign releases in their own language, we never show minors' names or identifying details, and anyone sharing something sensitive reviews it before it goes live. Your safeguarding policy always overrides ours, starting with your free session.

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Who can we put on camera? A teacher, a student, a parent?+

Anyone whose story moves people: your director, a program lead, a volunteer, someone your program served, or a grantee overseas joining from a phone. Our producer guides every answer, so nobody needs camera experience or a script. Bring your people to a free session and we'll handle the rest.

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Does each school or site get its own version?+

Yes. We produce one strong master, then deliver a version for every grantee, chapter, town or campus with its own name, logo, language and call to action. The core message stays consistent, and your free session is where we map out every version.

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Can you make versions in other languages?+

Yes. Interviews run in whatever language the speaker is most comfortable in, and every video ships with subtitles plus any second language you need, from Spanish and French to Swahili, Arabic and Haitian Creole. Tell us your audiences on your free session and we'll plan every version.

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Who owns the videos?+

You do. Your organization owns the finished videos and all of the raw footage, including everything we record on your free session. Use them on any channel, in any report, for as long as you like.

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What does it cost after the free session?+

Whatever comes next is scoped to exactly what you need, from a single film to a steady stream of videos for every program, and you get the price in writing before any work starts. No surprise change orders and no pressure. Your free session shows you what that scope should be.

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