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Interesting perspectives, unique experiences and keen observations - from our CEO, staff, partners and friends
Patience, Feathers and Founders – What Birdwatching Taught Me About Entrepreneurship
Photographing birds has taught me that success comes from patience, observation, focus, adaptability, appreciation of diversity, and a keen awareness of ecosystems.
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
Why “Radio is You” for Women Farmers in Zambia
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.
25,000 Radio-Lights Excite School Children in Sierra Leone
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.
Tuning into Radio-Based Education Beyond COVID-19
With COVID-19 disrupting education for billions of students across the globe, radio education has renewed importance as an effective, reliable and highly personal medium for fuelling learning.
Tom Hanks Day 2020
Tom Hanks Day won't be going according to the original plan* this year, because of COVID-19 social distancing. That doesn't mean, however, that Hanks fans can't come together to have fun virtually....
Radio – My First Source of Inspiration
by Sajor Barry | Growing up in the slums of Freetown, Sierra Leone was like hell on earth. I was born and raised next to the Atlantic Ocean in Kroo Bay, one of the poorest, most densely populated and neglected communities in Freetown.
Radio-lights Distributed to Cyclone Survivors
We want to thank our extremely generous Tom Hanks Day supporters yet again. This time we're thanking those who donated to the survivors of the cyclones and flooding that devastated parts of...
Displaced in South Sudan – A Visit With Dignity
It’s a place incompatible with human dignity. Some of the worst living conditions I've ever seen were in a crowded internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Juba, South Sudan. The residents lost...
Tom Hanks Day 2019 Sends Radios to Cyclone Survivors
It started on April Fool’s Day, 16 years ago, with a bunch of students watching Tom Hanks movies on a double decker couch in Kalamazoo. (I know right?!) They enjoyed the day so much, they did it every year after that
Try not to sprain your ankle in Ethiopia – Highlights of 20 years working in Africa
A few years ago while photographing Speckled Mousebirds of my hotel in Addis Ababa, I fell and sprained my ankle. No doubt aided by the altitude, it was swollen and sore, but I didn’t think it...
