7:45 am – A convoy of 4×4 UNHCR vehicles, escorted by a Kenyan police patrol car, leaves the safe haven of the office and residential compound for all international aid agencies. Our vehicle,...
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
Watch Mama Lucy Talk About her Lifeline Radio
Check out our latest video on Alternative Channel where Mama Lucy Odipo, founder and headmistress of the Little Bees School in Starehe township, Nairobi speaks to CEO of Lifeline Energy,...
Village Savings and Loans Project in Burundi
This post was written by Chhavi Sharma, Lifeline Energy’s Project Manager, after a recent trip to Burundi. Last week I visited Burundi in the Great Lakes region of East Africa for a village...
Why Can’t Poverty Reports Use Plain English?
I have lived and worked in Africa for 20 years and expect to live the rest of my life here. During this time I have spoken to hundreds, maybe even thousands of orphans and vulnerable children and young people who live in unimaginable poverty.