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Solar-powered tablets jointly rolled out by Chinese, Kenyan firms empower locals in rural Kenya

STORY: Solar-powered tablets jointly rolled out by Chinese, Kenyan firms empower locals in rural Kenya DATELINE: July 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:07 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the village 2. various of the tablets 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CALEB KIOKO, "Solar media" beneficiary 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): LI XIA, Founder and CEO of Shenzhen Solar Run Energy Co., Ltd. 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): REHEMA YUSUF, "Solar media" beneficiary STORYLINE: A partnership between a Chinese solar company and a Kenyan enterprise has brought solar-powered tablets, or "solar media," to remote areas of Kenya that lack electricity. The tablets are used to provide vocational training and information to marginalized communities, helping them improve their livelihoods. The project, launched in September 2022, has already delivered 106 units of equipment in two phases to more than 200 families in Nthunguni village in southern Kenya. One of the beneficiaries is Caleb Kioko, a student who learned skills th

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KENYA-MTITO ANDEI-SOLAR-POWERED TABLETS-POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(230707) -- MTITO ANDEI, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rehema Yusuf, a mother of three children, learns a lesson with a solar-powered tablet at home in Nthunguni village of Mtito Andei, Kenya, July 1, 2023. Rehema Yusuf is a mother of three children living in a small village in Mtito Andei, some 200 kilometers southeast of Nairobi. As a participant in a solar media project, she succeeded to earn more money and better feed her children by learning hairdressing and some other skills to get more job opportunities. China's Shenzhen Solar Run Energy Co. Limited and Nairobi-based Mama Layla Solar Lights in Kenya partnered in September 2022 to roll out solar-powered tablets, or "solar media" that are designed to empower marginalized communities. A total of more than 200 families benefited from the previous two phases of the project in parts of Kenya's remote areas that lack electricity provision, with the first phase providing 25 units of equipment for local villagers and the second phase 81 units. The third phase w

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KENYA-MTITO ANDEI-SOLAR-POWERED TABLETS-POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(230707) -- MTITO ANDEI, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rehema Yusuf, a mother of three children, learns a lesson with a solar-powered tablet at home in Nthunguni village of Mtito Andei, Kenya, July 1, 2023. Rehema Yusuf is a mother of three children living in a small village in Mtito Andei, some 200 kilometers southeast of Nairobi. As a participant in a solar media project, she succeeded to earn more money and better feed her children by learning hairdressing and some other skills to get more job opportunities. China's Shenzhen Solar Run Energy Co. Limited and Nairobi-based Mama Layla Solar Lights in Kenya partnered in September 2022 to roll out solar-powered tablets, or "solar media" that are designed to empower marginalized communities. A total of more than 200 families benefited from the previous two phases of the project in parts of Kenya's remote areas that lack electricity provision, with the first phase providing 25 units of equipment for local villagers and the second phase 81 units. The third phase w

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KENYA-MTITO ANDEI-SOLAR-POWERED TABLETS-POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(230707) -- MTITO ANDEI, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People try a solar-powered tablet in Nthunguni village of Mtito Andei, Kenya on July 1, 2023. Rehema Yusuf is a mother of three children living in a small village in Mtito Andei, some 200 kilometers southeast of Nairobi. As a participant in a solar media project, she succeeded to earn more money and better feed her children by learning hairdressing and some other skills to get more job opportunities. China's Shenzhen Solar Run Energy Co. Limited and Nairobi-based Mama Layla Solar Lights in Kenya partnered in September 2022 to roll out solar-powered tablets, or "solar media" that are designed to empower marginalized communities. A total of more than 200 families benefited from the previous two phases of the project in parts of Kenya's remote areas that lack electricity provision, with the first phase providing 25 units of equipment for local villagers and the second phase 81 units. The third phase will be implemented in November 2023 and is expected to pro

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KENYA-MTITO ANDEI-SOLAR-POWERED TABLETS-POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(230707) -- MTITO ANDEI, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rehema Yusuf stands in front of her home in Nthunguni village of Mtito Andei, Kenya on July 1, 2023. Rehema Yusuf is a mother of three children living in a small village in Mtito Andei, some 200 kilometers southeast of Nairobi. As a participant in a solar media project, she succeeded to earn more money and better feed her children by learning hairdressing and some other skills to get more job opportunities. China's Shenzhen Solar Run Energy Co. Limited and Nairobi-based Mama Layla Solar Lights in Kenya partnered in September 2022 to roll out solar-powered tablets, or "solar media" that are designed to empower marginalized communities. A total of more than 200 families benefited from the previous two phases of the project in parts of Kenya's remote areas that lack electricity provision, with the first phase providing 25 units of equipment for local villagers and the second phase 81 units. The third phase will be implemented in November 2023 and is expected

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KENYA-MTITO ANDEI-SOLAR-POWERED TABLETS-POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(230707) -- MTITO ANDEI, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People register during a launching ceremony of a solar media project in Nthunguni village of Mtito Andei, Kenya on July 1, 2023. Rehema Yusuf is a mother of three children living in a small village in Mtito Andei, some 200 kilometers southeast of Nairobi. As a participant in a solar media project, she succeeded to earn more money and better feed her children by learning hairdressing and some other skills to get more job opportunities. China's Shenzhen Solar Run Energy Co. Limited and Nairobi-based Mama Layla Solar Lights in Kenya partnered in September 2022 to roll out solar-powered tablets, or "solar media" that are designed to empower marginalized communities. A total of more than 200 families benefited from the previous two phases of the project in parts of Kenya's remote areas that lack electricity provision, with the first phase providing 25 units of equipment for local villagers and the second phase 81 units. The third phase will be implemented in N

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KENYA-MTITO ANDEI-SOLAR-POWERED TABLETS-POVERTY ALLEVIATION

(230707) -- MTITO ANDEI, July 7, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2023 shows solar-powered tablets of a solar media project in Nthunguni village of Mtito Andei, Kenya. Rehema Yusuf is a mother of three children living in a small village in Mtito Andei, some 200 kilometers southeast of Nairobi. As a participant in a solar media project, she succeeded to earn more money and better feed her children by learning hairdressing and some other skills to get more job opportunities. China's Shenzhen Solar Run Energy Co. Limited and Nairobi-based Mama Layla Solar Lights in Kenya partnered in September 2022 to roll out solar-powered tablets, or "solar media" that are designed to empower marginalized communities. A total of more than 200 families benefited from the previous two phases of the project in parts of Kenya's remote areas that lack electricity provision, with the first phase providing 25 units of equipment for local villagers and the second phase 81 units. The third phase will be implemented in

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Spain, Iraq in Confederations Cup match

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - Spain's Fernando Torres (L) vies for possession with Iraq's Slam Shaker (C) and Ali Hussein Rehema (R) during the first half of their Confederations Cup match at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on June 17.

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Tanzanian wheelchair tennis players eye Paralympic Games

STORY: Tanzanian wheelchair tennis players eye Paralympic Games DATELINE: April 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:50 LOCATION: Dar es Salaam CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): REHEMA SAIDI, Tanzanian wheelchair tennis player 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): RIZIKI SALUM, Tanzanian wheelchair tennis coach 3. various of Rehema Saidi training STORYLINE For Rehema Saidi, a 25-year-old college student, no hurdle will prevent her from fulfilling her long-time dream of becoming a super star wheelchair tennis player not only in Tanzania but from across the globe. "I have steel determination to reach the heights of wheelchair tennis playing, including in Paralympics Games, during my lifetime," said Rehema, a second-year student at the Institute of Social Work in the commercial capital Dar es Salaam. Rehema said she started cultivating interest in wheelchair tennis about 10 years ago when she saw persons with disabilities playing the game using wheelchairs. Rehema said six female wheelchair tennis players under t

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(SP)TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-WHEELCHAIR TENNIS PLAYER

(220411) -- DAR ES SALAAM, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian wheelchair tennis player Rehema Saidi (R) attends a training with her coach Riziki Salum in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 9, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Tanzanian wheelchair tennis players eye Paralympic Games" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

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(SP)TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-WHEELCHAIR TENNIS PLAYER

(220411) -- DAR ES SALAAM, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian wheelchair tennis player Rehema Saidi trains in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 9, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Tanzanian wheelchair tennis players eye Paralympic Games" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

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(SP)TANZANIA-DAR ES SALAAM-WHEELCHAIR TENNIS PLAYER

(220411) -- DAR ES SALAAM, April 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tanzanian wheelchair tennis player Rehema Saidi trains in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on April 9, 2022. TO GO WITH "Feature: Tanzanian wheelchair tennis players eye Paralympic Games" (Photo by Herman Emmanuel/Xinhua)

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Spain, Iraq in Confederations Cup match

BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa - Spain's Fernando Torres (L) vies for possession with Iraq's Slam Shaker (C) and Ali Hussein Rehema (R) during the first half of their Confederations Cup match at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on June 17. (Kyodo)