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The Joy of Watching Radio Learners – For the First Time

by Kristine Pearson | Feb 20, 2014 | Education, Lifeplayer MP3, Radio school, Zambia

Eighty-four Grade 1 students in blue and white uniforms, sat scrunched close together on hard wooden bench-desks at New Mandevu school in Lusaka. Given the large number of children attending the...

In Kenya the Power of Information Depends on – Power

by Kristine Pearson | Sep 28, 2013 | By Kristine Pearson, Energy poverty, Kenya, Power of radio

Over the weekend I glanced at Twitter on my iPhone. I then switched over to Facebook and saw the same story. I quickly flipped on the TV, where I sat transfixed at the horrific events unfolding at...

Great Expectations for Zambian Internship

by Kristine Pearson | Sep 26, 2013 | Energy poverty, Intern perspectives, Zambia

Great Expectations | By Kathleen Buchholz, in Nairobi. I arrived in Nairobi late Sunday night during the horrific terrorist attacks at the Westgate Shopping Centre. This wasn’t how I expected my arrival in Nairobi to be.