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.
Video Didn’t Kill the Radio Star: Thoughts from an Irishman in Rwanda
Written by Frank Reidy, a radio journalist and former Irish Army Major, in honour of World Radio Day. Video certainly did not kill the radio star and the much vaunted demise of radio has just not...
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...
Energy Poverty, Kerosene and Lifeline Energy
By Yannick Vuylsteke, intern at Lifeline Energy. I started interning at Lifeline Energy in May, after completing my Masters at SOAS. Having grown up in Africa and as the son of parents working in...