Rwanda Radio Project for Orphans Photo Gallery

A Freeplay Lifeline demonstration

Kristine Pearson, executive director of the Freeplay Foundation, demonstrates how to use and care for the Freeplay Lifeline radio during a distribution and 'guardian' training session in Rwanda

Still Working!

Johnta received his Freeplay self-powered radio in 2003 and it still serves as a Lifeline for him every single day (see associated story: In Search of Johnta)

The Good News and the Bad News

Since the visit recorded in Photo 2, there have been two major events in the life of Johnta - he has started secondary school and his house was destoryed in a storm. Funds from irish donors will help with a new home and Johnta loves his lessons. He and his siblings will stay with a neighbor until they have a home again (see associated story: Johnta and the Orphans of Nyamatara).

Listening In

A group of child heads of households listen together in Musanze District, Rwanda.

Getting Connected

More than 75% of child families are headed by a girl and only one in 17 children go to school. Lifeline radios ease isolation and provide vital information.