Kerosene – A Burning Issue in Women’s Rights, Human Rights
Like many girls I’ve met in Africa, Rose’s dream is to become a teacher. The shy grade 6 student revises her homework at a rickety table in a tin shack in a Nairobi slum.
What World Radio Day means to Tom Hanks Day
Kevin Turk, co-founder of Tom Hanks Day, for World Radio Day, 2013 | Radio means a lot to a lot of different people. To some it is a source of enjoyment; to others it is their means to staying connected with the world.
My Oh So Amazing Week in Zambia
DAY 1 – Energy poverty in your face (4 October) The BA flight from London touched down right on time at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport, just as the brilliant hot African sun was rising. ...
Starting All Over Again in Zimbabwe
Although they’re located just to the north of us in South Africa, I hadn’t been to Zimbabwe since 2003. Back then I was involved in providing our radios for a local language soap opera drama to help communities learn about health issues…
Shining a Light on Rose
Rose sits down to study on a worn out sofa in the corner of a tin shack at 7:00 pm each school night. After she’s helped with washing up and ensuring that the other 20 orphaned children she lives...
