


One Lifeplayer and 35 Special Children in Uganda

When Hope Means a Radio School

Lifeplayer in a Cape Town Township School
Imbasa Primary, a government school, lies at the heart of the high density township of Old Crossroads. It’s just 20 minutes from the skyscrapers of Cape Town’s city centre.

Critical Role of Radio in Ebola Fight

The Lifeplayer Goes Live in Cape Town Township

How a Little Solar Radio is Helping to Stop Ebola

Our Lifeplayer and Sustania: “100 Most Innovative Solutions”

South Africa’s Newest Teacher is Called the “Blue Lady”

Radio: Giving Voice to Democracy

Thanks Tom Hanks! Win a Tom Hanks Typewriter and Support Us

What World Radio Day means to Tom Hanks Day
Kevin Turk, co-founder of Tom Hanks Day, for World Radio Day, 2013 | Radio means a lot to a lot of different people. To some it is a source of enjoyment; to others it is their means to staying connected with the world.

LIFTing the Lifeplayer MP3 in Zambia

Not the Picture the Brochure Painted – Mozambique in 1993
In 1993, just a year after the peace accords ended a brutal civil war where a million people were killed and five million were displaced, I took a mini-break in Maputo. I was working in the private sector in Johannesburg back then and couldn’t resist a holiday by the sea.

Starting All Over Again in Zimbabwe
Although they’re located just to the north of us in South Africa, I hadn’t been to Zimbabwe since 2003. Back then I was involved in providing our radios for a local language soap opera drama to help communities learn about health issues…

The Importance of Lighting and Communication
On her last day as as an intern, Rhea Ranjan explains how interning at Lifeline Energy helped her understand how access to information and clean lighting is an important aspect of international development.

The Little Girl who Could

Welcome to Zambia
By Uzma Balkiss Sulaiman en route to Lusaka | “Where does Balkiss come from?”, asks the man at the check-in counter for Ethiopian Airlines at Heathrow. He is, of course, referring to my middle name.

From Writing To A Hands-On Approach
