Lifeline Energy Team, Author at Lifeline Energy https://www.lifelineenergy.org/author/karen/ Educating | Informing | Illuminating Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:41:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-Lifeline-Energy-Logo-512-px-32x32.png Lifeline Energy Team, Author at Lifeline Energy https://www.lifelineenergy.org/author/karen/ 32 32 From radio school student to tech pioneer https://www.lifelineenergy.org/from-radio-school-student-to-tech-pioneer/ Thu, 25 Jul 2024 08:39:37 +0000 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/?p=13729 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.

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]]> Silver Threads: Celebrating a 25-Year Shared Legacy with Lifeline Energy https://www.lifelineenergy.org/silver-threads-celebrating-a-25-year-shared-legacy-with-lifeline-energy/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:12:06 +0000 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/?p=13686 2024 heralds two intertwined silver anniversaries: my 25 remarkable years of heading Lifeline Energy and two and a half extraordinary decades for Lifeline Energy.

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]]> The Esila initiative expands in Kenya https://www.lifelineenergy.org/the-esila-initiative-expands-in-kenya/ Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:36:45 +0000 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/?p=13579 Recognising the challenges imposed by COVID-19 lockdowns, we extended our support to young boys who had to leave school to attend to livestock.

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]]> Another successful Tom Hanks Day celebration in Chicago https://www.lifelineenergy.org/another-successful-tom-hanks-day-celebration-in-chicago/ Tue, 04 Apr 2023 13:57:53 +0000 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/?p=13509 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.

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]]> The 9 biggest, positive changes I’ve seen in development in Africa in 25 years https://www.lifelineenergy.org/the-9-biggest-positive-changes-ive-seen-in-development-in-africa-in-25-years/ Fri, 24 Mar 2023 21:33:26 +0000 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/?p=13483 “I never could have imagined that my four daughters would all be in school,” said Nonkuta, a 32-year-old Maasai mother of six.

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]]> Tom Hanks Day 2021 Highlights https://www.lifelineenergy.org/tom-hanks-day-2021-highlights/ Thu, 13 May 2021 09:05:03 +0000 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/?p=13311 The 18th annual Tom Hanks Day might have been a virtual event, but it sure was fun!

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]]> Tom Hanks Day Eslia – For Girls Campaign https://www.lifelineenergy.org/tom-hanks-day-eslia-for-girls-campaign/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 18:19:40 +0000 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/?p=13255 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.

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]]> Introducing LESA Communications https://www.lifelineenergy.org/introducing-lesa-communications/ Thu, 12 Nov 2020 08:05:21 +0000 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/?p=13051 Lesa Communications offer NGO budget friendly web design, graphic design, writing, branding and content creation

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]]> Why “Radio is You” for Women Farmers in Zambia https://www.lifelineenergy.org/why-radio-is-you-for-women-farmers-in-zambia/ Mon, 02 Nov 2020 13:26:42 +0000 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/?p=13086 Radio is an ideal instrument to use for disseminating information to farmers in Zambia. Zambian farmers trust Information from the radio more than other means of information delivery.

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]]> 25,000 Radio-Lights Excite School Children in Sierra Leone https://www.lifelineenergy.org/25000-radio-lights-delight-school-children-in-sierra-leone/ Fri, 31 Jul 2020 14:35:28 +0000 https://www.lifelineenergy.org/?p=12883 We are thrilled to see our 25,000 Fenix radio-lights being distributed to school children in Sierra Leone. As children remain in lockdown, the radios enable students to listen to school lessons which are aligned with the national curriculum.

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