Our co-founder and Chairman, Rory Stear, is one of 2007's "Principal Voices" and you may have seen him on CNN or in TIME Magazine or FORTUNE.  You can read about his vision on the Principal Voices site.

You may have heard about the Lifeline radio.  The Lifeline's development was spearheaded by the Freeplay Foundation, which as a result won the prestigious Tech Award for Technology Benefiting Humanity.  While working in remote areas with orphaned children and other extremely poor communities, the Freeplay Foundation determined that a unique self-powering Freeplay radio was needed for use in humanitarian projects, one that could meet special needs and could perform under the harshest of conditions.  Turning to our technology team, the Foundation worked closely with our engineers to develop the Lifeline radio.  To date, more than 130,000 Lifelines have been distributed to people in Africa who otherwise would have no access to vital, even life-changing information and education.  To learn more about the work of the Freeplay Foundation, click here: www.freeplayfoundation.org.

Freeplay Energy plc is the original and leading global brand of clean, dependable energy products.  Our patented technology harnesses human, solar and rechargeable energy and converts it into electricity that powers our portable consumer products.  Our core purpose is "To make energy available to everybody all of the time".

Our approach replaces the use of disposable batteries that are environmentally toxic and expensive.  And our products don't stop working because of dead batteries.  We have quite a range of products, all using our energy technology, including torches/flashlights, radios, lanterns, chargers for mobile phones, and foot-powered generators.  They're ideal for emergencies and outdoor activities, but are also perfect for everyday use.  Most likely you'd like to have at least one of them; click here to find out how to purchase.  Since 1996 we've sold more than 4.5 million products around the world.