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Lifeline Energy

Org #193
Vetted since 2008
1998
year founded
$297,238
raised on GlobalGiving
19
years fundraising
21
projects funded
* Amounts in US Dollars

Mission

Lifeline Energy is a non-profit social enterprise that provides sustainable information and education access to vulnerable populations. We achieve this by designing, manufacturing and distributing solar and wind-up media players and radios for classroom and group listening. Since 1999, we have distributed more than 500,000 power independent radios to provide on-demand access to information and education, mainly in sub-Saharan Africa. Over the years we have received numerous awards including the Tech Museum of Innovation Award, a World Bank Development Marketplace Award and an Index: Design to Improve Life Award. In addition, our founder and CEO Kristine Pearson was named one of TIME magazi... read more

Projects (22)

Radio Education for Rural Girls in Kenya
Kenya / Education
1000 Days of Motherhood
Zambia / Gender Equality
 
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Project Leaders
Kristine Pearson
Kristine Pearson
Kristine Pearson
Kristine Pearson
Bridget Schramm
Bridget Schramm
Team
Kristine Pearson, Deborah Torrington, Bridget Schramm, Josina Barnes, Elyse Elder, Stefanie Kundakjian, Steve Herne, Amy de Raedt, Karen Vollaire, Lynne Smit, Shirley Da Graca
Organization Information
Westlake Office Park
Bridge House
Cape Town, South Africa 7945
South Africa
+27 21 447 6397
Organization Information
Westlake Office Park
Bridge House
Cape Town, South Africa 7945
South Africa
+27 21 447 6397

Project Reports

Each of GlobalGiving’s nonprofit partners is required to send quarterly donor reports detailing the impact of their work. Here are some of their recent updates:

Apr 10, 2023
Feedback from girls who received Fenix radio-light
Following-up directly with schoolgirls and their teachers is often challenging because the schools can be many miles from a town or even a tarred road. This year, we've been able to visit two rural...
Dec 12, 2022
Esila Project at Maasai School Going Well
We recently visited the Esila for Girls project in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley about two hours from Nairobi. The purpose was to speak to some of the girls who have been a part of...
Jul 25, 2022
Radio-lights keep Kenyan girls learning at home
A year ago we first distributed our portable Fenix radio-lights to rural school girls in Kenya during the Covid pandemic. They were distributed to girls from very poor families in far flung areas in...
 
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