They hear it said properly
Every word is read aloud in the mother tongue by a native speaker, and lights up as it is spoken. Children can tap any word to hear it again — so they learn the sound, not just the spelling.
Far from the islands, our children are growing up hearing English everywhere and their mother tongue only at home. These are read-along storybooks that let them hear every word in their own language, tap any word to hear it again, and read together with you \u2014 wherever in the world you are raising them.
Made by Pasifika parents, for Pasifika families in Australia, New Zealand, the United States, and across the Pacific.
Every word is read aloud in the mother tongue by a native speaker, and lights up as it is spoken. Children can tap any word to hear it again — so they learn the sound, not just the spelling.
When children keep the language, they keep the relationships — with grandparents, with aunties and uncles, with the village. Read it together, or let them read it to you.
Works on any phone, tablet or computer, and keeps working offline once opened. Buy it once and it is yours to keep — no subscription, no expiry.
The everyday words of home \u2014 greetings, family, food, church, bedtime \u2014 told through Amoleka\u2019s day. Written by Vaoese Kava, a Samoan mother raising her own children in the diaspora, and read aloud in her voice.
It happens quietly. You speak to them in your language and they answer in English. Then one day they visit the grandparents and cannot find the words. Researchers have a phrase for it \u2014 heritage language loss \u2014 and it can happen within two or three years of a child starting school, unless the language is kept alive at home.
Most reading apps will not help you with this. They are built for English, for a market of millions. Nobody is making beautiful, interactive books in Samoan, in Tongan, in the languages of our islands \u2014 so we are.
Every book you buy also helps put these books into Pacific Island classrooms, where children are learning to read in the language of their own village.
Buy a book once and it is yours to keep. The same fair pricing as all ICRF services — including a Pacific community tier.
$199 gives thirty children a year of reading in their own language.
School licences are annual and cover one class of up to 30 children. For Pacific Island schools, a sponsor can gift that access — and every school gets an instant 14-day trial the moment they apply, so no child waits while a sponsor is found.
Buy a book once and it is yours to keep. Read at home on any device.
$199 a year for one class of up to 30 children. Invoice or card.
Gift a Pacific classroom a year of reading, with your dedication message.
Many of us left the islands but never left them behind. A gift funds annual licences for real classrooms back home. You choose how your family, church, or village association is named, and you write the dedication the children see when they open the book.
For an individual or a family. Named in the sponsor gallery with your dedication.
Sponsor a classroomFor a church, community group, or family collective. Adds a photo and thank-you from the school.
Sponsor a villageA full primary school. Adds an annual impact report and your logo on this page.
EnquireEvery class across a district. Your name appears inside the books themselves.
Enquire125 classes — 3,750 children across a whole island group, funded for a year. For grants, foundations, and corporate partners. This one starts with a conversation.
Tell us a little about your school or the classroom you'd like to sponsor. We'll reply with next steps, and Pacific schools get an instant 14-day trial on application.