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#RadioSavesLives: #CommunicationIsAid #Commisaid

by Deborah Torrington | Feb 11, 2016 | Emergencies, Energy poverty, Power of radio, Refugees

Whether due to a natural disaster or conflict, displaced populations need accurate and trusted information that radio provides. #CommunicationIsAid Survivors of humanitarian crises are forced to...

“I May be Blind, But this Radio Allows me to See Again.”

by Kristine Pearson | Feb 12, 2015 | By Kristine Pearson, Energy poverty, Gender, Kenya, Power of radio

Our First Meeting, Her First Radio I first met Senkeiyan two days after the attack at Nairobi’s Westgate Mall. We were in the Great Rift Valley distributing Prime radios to rural classrooms....

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...

From Nyamata to New York

by Kristine Pearson | Jul 22, 2013 | By Kristine Pearson, Energy poverty, Rwanda

In 2006, Tech Museum of Innovation Award Laureates were invited to the opening of the Nasdaq Stock Exchange in New York City. Just by chance I happened to be in town. Afterwards the group...