Children Archives | Lifeline Energy

A Cow Doesn’t Give Me Information: How Radio Played a Role for Children in Post-Genocide Rwanda

by admin | Oct 4, 2016 | By Kristine Pearson, Children, Power of radio, Rwanda

When asked if he had to choose between his wind-up radio or his cow, he didn’t hesitate. Fordward, an 18-year-old Rwandan head of household said, “I shall choose my radio, because a cow...

One Lifeplayer and 35 Special Children in Uganda

by Deborah Torrington | Feb 5, 2016 | Children, Disabilities, Education, Power of radio

Angel’s Center in Kampala, Uganda is a small school with an enormous heart. A heart for children with disabilities, ranging from Down’s syndrome and cerebral palsy to hydrocephalus and autism. Last...

Charcoal Children: Danger in Lusaka’s Compounds

by admin | Dec 6, 2015 | By Kristine Pearson, Children, Energy poverty, Justice, Zambia

When I returned to my Lusaka hotel room I looked like I had been dipped in charcoal dust. Although it was an inconvenience, the grime could be scrubbed off. But what I found hard to ‘wash-off’ was...

When Hope Means a Radio School

by Deborah Torrington | Nov 30, 2015 | Children, Education, Power of radio, Zambia

When you peer into a Grade 2 classroom, you expect to see little children sitting on tiny chairs at desks built for them. So it was slightly incongruous watching a six-foot 17-year old young man...

Lifeplayer in a Cape Town Township School

by Deborah Torrington | Oct 15, 2015 | Children, Education, Lifeplayer MP3, South Africa

by Deborah Torrington 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...

The Lifeplayer Goes Live in Cape Town Township

by Deborah Torrington | May 8, 2015 | Children, Education, South Africa

Crossroads is a sprawling township within view of Cape Town International Airport. The contrast between the two couldn’t be starker. The airport: clean, slick and efficient, rated as one of the top...