Guest blogs
From radio school student to tech pioneer
Cephas never forgot his humble beginnings, learning to read and write under the shade of a fig tree, with the wind-up radio as his daily companion and guide.
Silver Threads: Celebrating a 25-Year Shared Legacy with Lifeline Energy
2024 heralds two intertwined silver anniversaries: my 25 remarkable years of heading Lifeline Energy and two and a half extraordinary decades for Lifeline Energy.
The Esila initiative expands in Kenya
Recognising the challenges imposed by COVID-19 lockdowns, we extended our support to young boys who had to leave school to attend to livestock.
Another successful Tom Hanks Day celebration in Chicago
What is Tom Hanks Day? Read about Tom Hanks Day 2023, which was yet again a raging success with Tom’s hit 1988 movie, BIG, as the theme.
The 9 biggest, positive changes I’ve seen in development in Africa in 25 years
“I never could have imagined that my four daughters would all be in school,” said Nonkuta, a 32-year-old Maasai mother of six.
1 of 84 million: Sifa’s life of despair and displacement, resilience, courage and hope
I met an extraordinary woman in the maily Congolese Rwamwanja Refugee Settlement in Western Uganda whose story has stayed with me ever since.
The boy who adopted me
Like so many children in Rwanda at that time, this sweet adolescent boy was the head-of-his-household and responsible for raising his siblings on his own.
Tom Hanks Day 2021 Highlights
The 18th annual Tom Hanks Day might have been a virtual event, but it sure was fun!
Tom Hanks Day Eslia – For Girls Campaign
Having daily access to school lessons can make the difference between a girl passing, failing or being kept back a grade. It’s the difference between a future with options and choices and a future with few.
Introducing LESA Communications
Lesa Communications offer NGO budget friendly web design, graphic design, writing, branding and content creation