With Schools Shut by Pandemic, Solar Radios Keep Kenyan Children Learning
"We immediately knew something had to be done to bridge the gap," said Sara Ruto, who leads the foundation's accelerated learning program. The foundation has distributed 1,660 solar radios in Tana River and Turkana counties since the project launched in May. The Tana River phase has cost more than 18 million Kenyan shillings ($165,000) so far, Ruto said. The solar-powered radios take a day to fully charge, and after that the battery can last up to three days, she added. Zarah Abude, an 11-year-old student at Imani Primary School in Tana Delta sub-county, said the solar lights were an improvem...