South Africa
EducationFreeplay Foundation - Radio education for South African AIDs orphans
Address
Freeplay Foundation
71 Gloucester Place
London,
United Kingdom
W1U 8JW
United Kingdom
+ 44 (0) 207 935 53
http://www.freeplayfoundation.org
Mission
The Freeplay Foundation is unlike any other nonprofit humanitarian organization in the world. Our sole mission is to provide radio information and education to the poorest of the poor via self-powered radios. Using patented wind-up technology and solar power, Freeplay Lifeline radios do not require batteries or electricity. We provide people with sustained access to vital, even life-saving radio broadcasts that address issues including education, health, disaster response, and peacemaking.
Programs
The Freeplay Foundation’s work cuts across most aid sectors, including education, health and HIV/AIDS, agriculture, democracy & governance, disaster relief, and the environment. Some sample projects from 2005 include: radio education for 52,000 child workers in Tanzania; distributing almost 8,000 more Lifeline radios to orphans in Rwanda, and providing 1,250 Lifeline radios to victims of the tsunami. We focus on children and women, the most vulnerable people in the world.
Freeplay Foundation's Current Projects on GlobalGiving
 Make an orphaned child the “Light of Your Life” |
 Rwanda Radio Project for Orphans |
Freeplay Foundation's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
Personnel Overview
Kristine Pearson - Executive Director, Freeplay Foundation
As a resident of South Africa, award-winning humanitarian leader and Freeplay Foundation Executive Director, Kristine Pearson, is deeply committed to respond to the increasing number of appeals from credible grass-roots charities in South Africa to donate Lifeline radios to AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children. Kristine works tirelessly to try to oblige the many urgent requests.
Niven Postma - CEO, NOAH
Niven received a BA cum laude from Stellenbosch University, then consulted in South Africa and overseas before heading the SA Business Woman's Association for three years. In 2004 she was appointed CEO of NOAH and has greatly expanded its services to AIDS orphans in Gauteng and Kwa Zulu Natal
Herby Rosenberg - Executive Deputy Chairman of MaAfrika Tikkun
Over the last decade Herby has helped build an organization that provides fine daily care to AIDS orphans. Community care givers act as parents to hundreds of orphaned families. Food is grown in gardens, and kitchens provide 650 orphans with packed school lunches and 1400 with hot meals. Youth leadership programs, after school clubs, community centers, creches are all tailormade for each community
Personnel Statistics
Kristine Pearson, Executive Director
Founded in 1998
Employees: 10
Volunteers: 0
