Etón's donation of hundreds of radios has already reached children and teachers in seven countries on three continents. Photo courtesy of our partner, The Empower Campaign, in Uganda.

Dear ETOW Supporters & Friends,

Here in the United States it is Thanksgiving — a holiday during which we reflect upon all that makes us thankful, and a particularly meaningful occasion for Ears To Our World.

ETOW would certainly not be where it is today without our partners, supporters and friends. Our “thanks” page list is very long–unfortunately, it’s impossible to include everyone–but the impact of each individual upon the people we serve is extraordinary, impossible to capture on a mere web page.

We are especially grateful for the support we received very early from Universal Radio and Etón Corporation. We would not have a presence in seven countries, helping hundreds of classrooms and thousands of children without the donation of radios Etón Corporation provided us early this year –  not to mention, our initial leg-up from Universal Radio.  We thank you.

I would personally like to thank our board of directors, for your guidance, your oversight, and most of all your belief in our mission–you’ve given generously of your time, and even from your own pockets.  We thank you.

Thanks, moreover, to our teachers–who give long hours of their lives to help the students in their care, often for the most paltry pay imaginable; we’d also like to thank you, teachers, for your feedback, which makes our work more useful.  You are most deserving of our sincere respect and appreciation, and we thank you.

In short, we are profoundly thankful…

In the spirit of Thanksgiving,
Thomas Witherspoon
Founder/Director

It is with great excitement that we announce the arrival of our first radio in Kenya!  A teacher at St. Catherine School in Kibera, Kenya, is the recipient.  Serah Mucha of World Corps Kenya, who has partnered with Ears To Our World (ETOW), delivered our first radio herself.

Regarding this delivery, Ms. Mucha wrote:

The school is situated in Kibera, which is the biggest slum in Africa; it has 145 children and only 5 teachers, so this radio could be counted as the sixth. The buildings are dilapidated but what caught me was the eagerness for the children to learn and the excitement of a new method of learning in the classroom…

[I]t was so wonderful to give the radio away and see the smiles on people’s faces…

Serah Mucha of World Corps Kenya with teacher Reagan and students of St. Catherine School.

This radio, provided by Universal Radio, is just the first of many that will be sent to teachers at St. Catherine and other local schools. Teacher Reagan, the radio’s recipient, and World Corps Kenya are committed to providing ETOW with constructive feedback so that we can ensure our program is best tailored to their needs.

Thanks to Ms. Mucha and World Corps Kenya!  Thanks, too, to our wonderful sponsors Universal Radio and Etón Corporation. We wish Reagan and the other teachers and students of St. Catherine School our very best.