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.
Teachers Can Now Have a “Second Voice”
It’s one thing to hear about classrooms with 200 students, but it’s another to visit one. While at Kakuma Refugee Camp we spent time in a Grade 3 classroom packed with 200 students. There wasn’t so much as a chair or brick for them to sit on. all of Kakuma’s 24 primary schools are overcrowded.
Leaving Their Past Behind – My Work With 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 power-independent Lifeplayers have an important role to play in providing education and information when it’s needed most.
#RadioSavesLives: #CommunicationIsAid #Commisaid
Whether due to a natural disaster or conflict or the sudden onset of a disease like COVID19, displaced populations need accurate and trusted information that radio provides. #CommunicationIsAid...
From Writing To A Hands-On Approach
By Stephanie Schmitt, intern at Lifeline Energy. My background is in journalism, mainly old-fashioned print and magazines, and for the last two years I’ve been working online. In my journalism...
