Dear Friends, Today is UNESCO World Radio Day, which they describe thus (italics are mine): “a day to celebrate radio as a medium; to improve international cooperation between broadcasters; and to encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access … Continue reading
The self-powered world band radios that Ears To Our World distributes to remote, impoverished schools and communities around the world through its global partners are often subjected to extremes—not only climatic, in the form of relentlless tropical rains and scorching … Continue reading
Over one year after an unimaginable catastrophe, worldband radios rushed into a disaster zone continue to improve the lives of people in need in Haiti. When the 7.0 earthquake struck on the morning of January 12, 2010, it devastated the … Continue reading
This year, ETOW had the pleasure of working directly with the Belize Council for the Visually Impaired (BCVI) to bring our self-powered word band radios to the homes of children who are visually impaired. Staff of the BCVI personally introduced … Continue reading
At Ears To Our World, we have long wanted to give radios directly to school children in developing regions, but for a child, carrying one of our self-powered radios isn’t always practical or even advisable, as this could make such … Continue reading
by Rob de Santos What would you do if your car died on a dark road, out of sight of any building? Your mobile phone doesn’t get a signal. The car battery has died. It’s cold, dark, and perhaps even … Continue reading
Ears To Our World would like to announce that we are now accepting donations for self-powered radios to the earthquake-affected area in Chile, through a fund-raising partnership with student groups from Harvard and the Boston, MA area. Their fund raising … Continue reading
Etón Corporation, in response to our Radios To Haiti initiative, has generously donated over 300 self-powered radios to Ears To Our World for immediate shipment to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, through our logistics partner, Operation USA. Moreover, in addition to these radios, … Continue reading
…And we hope to ship even more. The response from our Radios to Haiti fund drive, launched only last week, has been truly remarkable. We wish to thank all that have donated, as well as the volunteers who helped prepare … Continue reading
The scope of work we do at ETOW is not limited to any particular region of the world. As long as teachers and their students meet our requirements–primarily, that they lack stable access to utility power at home and school–we … Continue reading