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CLEAR and the Batukaras community, West Java, Indonesia
A lot of attention is rightly given to the role of solar-powered products in addressing extreme poverty in developing nations. Whilst...
Jul 15, 2022


Energy Centre in Nairobi - Solar lighting aids study at Patmos School
Freeplay Energy's solar-powered products are designed to increase opportunities for those living off-grid to achieve their full...
Jul 14, 2022


Farm Radio International – Maize farming in Uganda
The power of radio to give farmers in developing countries the information they need to make their land more productive and raise...
Jul 14, 2022


Patmos Junior School – Adding value to knowledge
The debate in the UK about how the exam system can best support students to become effective future contributors to the country’s growth...
Jul 12, 2022


Freeplay Energy supporting national election in Vanuatu
The role of Freeplay Energy's radios in assisting isolated rural communities in developing countries to access vital information is...
Jul 11, 2022


African Community Listeners Clubs tune in with Freeplay radios
Community Listeners' Clubs, and the Freeplay radios they rely upon, are helping to transform people's lives in parts of Africa that do...
Jul 10, 2022


Freeplay working with Barika in Burkina Faso
Providing aid to developing countries was once a question of delivering food and medicines to relieve short-term distress. In more recent...
Jul 9, 2022


Solomon Islands Disaster Relief
On April 2, 2007, an 8.1 earthquake rocked the Solomon Islands, causing significant damage and destruction. The earthquake was followed...
Jul 8, 2022


Primary schools in the Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
Freeplay's wind-up and solar-powered products have a significant impact on the lives of individuals and communities in a range of...
Jul 7, 2022


Three Hills Action Trust
The village of Neema Nguuni, also known as the Three Hills, is located in the Kenyan district of Nguu Tatu, an hour's drive north of the...
Jul 6, 2022


East Timor
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has chosen to distribute 1,100 Freeplay Energy Lifeline radios across the country to aid...
Jul 5, 2022


Hurricane relief efforts in Haiti
The Lifeline radio is extremely important in during disasters. Powered by human energy and by solar, it becomes a vital tool to establish...
Jul 4, 2022


Radio School in Madagascar
To support Madagascar's national radio schools initiative, UNICEF Madagascar has procured 20,000 self-powered Lifeline radios from...
Jul 3, 2022


Malawi Union of the Blind
With the help of Freeplay Energy, the Malawi Union of the Blind were able to distribute 12 Lifeline radios to 12 radio guardians who were...
Jul 2, 2022


Lighting up sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa, with a population of about 350 million people, has the lowest levels of electrification in the world, where 9 out of...
Jul 1, 2022


Rural Energy Enterprises in Rwanda
The Weza foot-powered generator, designed and patented by Freeplay Energy, is at the centre of a new jobs and income-generation project...
Jun 30, 2022
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