Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

10,000 child-headed households will have immediate access to sustainable, affordable, safe, clean energy lighting. 10,000 child-headed households will be able to read, do homework, cook and play after dark.

Project Message

The Light of Your Life Campaign will reach the most vulnerable communities who have no access to electricity, whilst appreciating the orphans of Rwanda represent only a tiny fraction those in Africa
- Kristine Pearson, Chief Executive of the Freeplay Foundation

Who is Running This Project

Freeplay Foundation's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

Rwanda Radio Project for Orphans

Freeplay Foundation's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving

Market Access via Radio for Rwandan Coffee Farmers	China Radio Information Project for the Blind	Radios to Educate Child Laborers in Tanzania	Radios for Grassroots Democracy Project in Kenya
Radio education for South African AIDs orphans	Radio Education for Out-of-School Zambian Children	Radios to Support Tsunami Survivors in Indonesia

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 November 6, 2009.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on November 18, 2008

Latest Update from the Field

Helene's story

By Bhavna Malkani - Digital Marketing and Fundraising Manager, November 05, 2009 10:04 AM

In 1994 genocide, Helene Ntebanganyimana's family fled to a refugee camp in Burundi. On their return two years later, their father was shot dead in front of them. Their mother died of AIDS five years ago. Presumably, she was raped. For all their tragedy and heartbreak, they feel hopeful for the future. Helene's brother Jean de Dieu became the head of the household and never had the opportunity to go to school as he had to look after his two sisters, Helene and Charmaine.

For lighting, the children mainly lit sticks because they seldom have money for candles or kerosene. In addition, they live two hours from any shop.

In October, the family received a Lifelight. This enabled the children to study, to see properly to cook their food and to safely walk at night to the toilet.

Helene wants to use the light to study and Jean says that he wants to make sure everyone is safe at night. They don’t have a mosquito net and he says bugs, ants and wasps bother them at night and now he can see them.

Pictures:

• Jean de Dieu and Helene receive their Lifelight (JPG)

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