Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

These children are starved for practical information. With sustainable radio access, they will listen to local and international radio educational programmes whenever they want. The information gained will help improve the quality of their lives.

Project Message

“Having this beautiful radio has changed my life. I can listen to many programmes that help me to look after the children. I learn many things that a parent or teacher would tell me.”
- Jeanette, 16, Head of her household in Rwanda

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Uzma Sulaiman,

71 Gloucester Place
London, W1U 8JW
United Kingdom
+44 (0)207 935 5350
Email:

Organisation

Lifeline Energy 71 Gloucester Place London, United Kingdom W1U 8JW United Kingdom + 44 (207) 9355350 http://www.lifelineenergy.org

Learn more about Lifeline Energy and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Rwanda and can also be found under Children.

For more information about Rwanda, read the Human Development Report on Rwanda or the Wikipedia entry for Rwanda.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 19, 2011.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on June 15, 2004.

Latest Update from the Field

Jonathan receives new Prime radio

By Kristine Pearson - CEO, Lifeline Energy, August 19, 2011 12:31 PM

Jonathan, 18

Meet 18-year-old Jonathan, who has been the head of his household since his parents passed away when he was 11.  Since then Jonathan has had to shoulder responsibilities that no child should have to bear. He looks after four younger siblings, who are all now in school.  He has been known to Lifeline Energy since 2004 when he first received one of our radios.  Since the previous one had worn out and he's demonstrated community and family leadership, we wanted to provide him with a Prime. Jonathan has always been generous about inviting neighbours to listen.  There are about 20 neighbour children, mostly orphans, who are in his listening 'club'.  They especially enjoy two radio dramas, Urunana - which deals with health issues - and Musekeweya - which is themed around peace and reconciliation. In addition, they like to discuss news and current events.

Jonathan will be graduating from secondary school next year and wants to become a doctor.  He says: "So many people have helped me and I want to be able to help others. The light in my new radio will help me stay up late to study for exams."

Lifeline Energy has distributed more than 16,000 Prime and earlier model solar and wind-up radios in Rwanda. We have reached an estimated 300,000 listeners living in child and widow-headed households.

Jonathan, 11, with his sister.

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