If you remove the second ‘a’ from Angela, it becomes the word angel. And an angel is what Angela Malik is to hundreds of at-risk and orphaned children in Lusaka’s high density Ng’ombe compound....
My Oh So Amazing Week in Zambia
DAY 1 – Energy poverty in your face (4 October) The BA flight from London touched down right on time at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, just as the brilliant hot African sun was rising. ...
Much More than Mentor to Zambian children
Tall, well-spoken and smartly dressed in a grey blazer, Christopher Banda, 21, proudly tells me that he’s studying at a technical institute to become a procurement specialist. He credits his...
A Tribute to Victor – a Hero of the Starehe Slum
Kristine Pearson, CEO of Lifeline Energy, pays tribute to Victor Ochieng, the headmaster of Little Bees School in Kenya.
Seeing Gladys Again after Four Years
Gladys Kadogomoses’ big blue radio works perfectly after more than four years of constant use by her and her ladies’ listening group. She told me with great affection what it had meant to her.
Replacing Diesel duel with LED Lights for Rwandese Orphans
For nearly three years, I’ve been focusing on understanding the use of firewood, kerosene and candles by vulnerable children and women in sub-Saharan Africa. I often write and speak about how kerosene, outside South Africa.