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...
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.
Enabling Students to Study Safely
Little Bees School is run by Mama Lucy Odipo in Starehe, a densely populated section of Nairobi’s Mathare Valley slum. Lifeline Energy has been working there for more than three years.
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.
Reflections – 11 Years of Progress in Rwanda
Today is why I do my life’s work. A colleague, and I spent the day in Bugasera, Rwanda in an area where prior to the genocide, the population was 64,000, afterwards 2,000. We spoke with 30 (50/50 female/male) child heads of households
A Day in the Life of a Rwandan Orphan
For two days now we have been working with Trust & Care, a local organisation run primarily by volunteers providing a variety of support to vulnerable children. Over two days we have met 40 children who are the heads of households.