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Mr. Kalanda reiterated that there is a visible change in children learning with the radio as an effective complement to the traditional lecturing and rote learning techniques used by teachers in classrooms of over 150 students. Our radios, with their solar and hand-crank charging options, enable daily access to Tikwere's interactive lessons and assist children hone their listening, speaking and writing skills. More than 13,000 Lifeline radios have been distributed to date, reaching an astonishing two million learners.
Children and Teachers in Malawi
Powered by either wind-up human energy or solar power, the Lifeline radio is designed specifically to connect people in remote communities to the information network. Constructed to operate in the harshest of conditions and climates, the Lifeline radio is rugged, colorful, easy to use and carry, receives excellent AM, FM, and two shortwave frequencies and plays for many hours non-stop. It is available to aid and donor organizations for developmental and humanitarian initiatives.
The teachers greatly enjoy Tikwere! and are more active when instructing alongside the radio, as they find it easier to control the class and explain difficult concepts more clearly. Tikwere! also strengthens social bonds within the communities and garners support from the parents, by initiating open discussions on 'taboo' topics like sexual and reproductive health, gender violence and child trafficking as well as passing on folk tales, stories and oral traditions to the children in the life skills section of the program.
One Media Player per Teacher 
