Stiftung Lesen

Stiftung Lesen (= Reading Foundation) is a German non-profit organization based in Mainz. It was founded 1988 and is the successor of Deutsche Lesegesellschaft e.V.. Stiftung Lesen acts as a stakeholder for reading promotion on a national and international level. It contributes to reading promotion and reading education through programmes, scientific research, and political recommendation. In 2006 Stiftung Lesen established its own Institute for Research on Reading and Media in order to align its projects with the latest scientific findings.