Every two weeks, new readings and challenges are added. Since its launch, the platform has had a significant impact: 266,626 children and young people participated in the program, 866,173 books were read, and 117,589 hours of reading were accumulated. The top readers of 2025, one from each province, were: Andrés Vildoza Costa (Catamarca), Milo Prado Montalvo (Salta), Cristiano Acuña (Buenos Aires), Victoria Alzualde (Córdoba), Guillermina Lorca (Tucumán), Ana Letain (Chubut), Emma Orellano (CABA), Yuliana Gauna (Santa Fe), Santiago Rodríguez (Corrientes), Luana Cano and Luana Brito (Jujuy), Julieta Francesca Alvez (Misiones), Ariadne Jazmín Coceres (Entre Ríos), Iara Magalí Gómez (Tierra del Fuego), Olivia Boscarino (Formosa), Gino Santilli (Mendoza), Amparo Pizarro (San Luis), Benjamín Castillo (Neuquén), Thiago Blanco (Santa Cruz), Stefany Pacheco (San Juan), Thiago De la Vega (La Rioja), Nazareno Inostroza (Río Negro), Ana Chauvie Fiddiemi (La Pampa), Isabela Gómez (Chaco), and Ámbar Gómez (Santiago del Estero).
Fundación Leer has been working since 1997 to promote reading throughout the country.
Buenos Aires, December 2 (NA)–Fundación Leer celebrated the fourth edition of the "Most Reader Child" award, which distinguishes the children and adolescents who read the most books during the year on the free "Desafío Leer-El Club" platform. In this edition, thousands of children aged 7 to 17 from all over the country participated, and the national winner was Andrés Vildoza Costa, 12, from Catamarca. For the first time, the award included high school students, with the aim of highlighting young people who find in reading a space for enjoyment and reflection.
In 27 years, it has developed programs in all 23 provinces and in the City of Buenos Aires, distributed 2.6 million new books, created more than 4,500 reading spaces, and trained over 31,000 adults.
Patricia Mejalelaty, executive director of Fundación Leer, highlighted that "access to the book is key to forming autonomous and competent readers" and emphasized that the platform democratizes reading by offering quality materials openly and for free. "Desafío Leer-El Club" brings together more than 200 digital books selected by specialists and proposes trivia, activities, and pedagogical tools for teachers, librarians, and families. Through the site, educators can create reading clubs, access downloadable resources, and follow the progress of their groups.
