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Leaving Their Past Behind – My Work With Refugees

by Kristine Pearson | Jun 20, 2018 | By Kristine Pearson, Children, Education, Lifeplayer MP3, Power of radio, Refugees

Education provides a way to help to rebuild a refugee child’s life through normalising social interaction and gaining knowledge and skills. We believe our Lifeplayers have an important role to play in providing education and information when it’s needed most.

Speak Up in South Sudan – AET’s Case for Lifeplayers

by Kristine Pearson | Oct 6, 2017 | African progress, Children, Education, Partner blog, Power of radio, Radio school

By Jonathan Coxall Africa Educational Trust (AET) is partnering with Lifeline Energy to deliver Speak Up, a radio-based English language course for youth and adults in 130 rural communities in South...

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

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

By Kristine PearsonWhen 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,...

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 Kristine Pearson | 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...

Leaving Their Past Behind – My Work With Refugees

Speak Up in South Sudan – AET’s Case for Lifeplayers

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

One Lifeplayer and 35 Special Children in Uganda

Charcoal Children: Danger in Lusaka’s Compounds

When Hope Means a Radio School

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