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

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

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 doesn’t give me information.”

One Lifeplayer and 35 Special Children in Uganda

One Lifeplayer and 35 Special Children in Uganda

by Lifeline Energy | 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...
When Hope Means a Radio School

When Hope Means a Radio School

by Lifeline Energy | 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

Lifeplayer in a Cape Town Township School

by Lifeline Energy | Oct 15, 2015 | Children, Education, Lifeplayer MP3, South Africa

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 centre.

Critical Role of Radio in Ebola Fight

Critical Role of Radio in Ebola Fight

by Lifeline Energy | Aug 24, 2015 | Ebola, Health, Power of radio

Fatmata is from Sierra Leone and is an Ebola survivor, a widow, and mother of three children.  Tragically, two of her children contracted Ebola, and she was accused of bringing the virus to her...
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