Kids in the oncology wards of many hospitals aren’t having a good time. Radio Lollipop, a completely volunteer-based international charity that brings entertainment and radio to children’s hospitals, aims to make these kids’ experiences more comfortable.
Child participating in Radio Lollipop activity. (Image via Radio Lollipop)
A few months ago, Stewart Priest, Chief Engineer of Radio Lollipop in Glasgow, Scotland, contacted the Raspberry Pi Foundation because he was having trouble getting signals in the children’s oncology ward playroom in a Scotland hospital.
Radio Lollipop had received permission to stream its station via Wi-Fi, but discovered there was no compatible off-the-shelf Wi-Fi radio on the market.
Raspberry Pi-powered radio now streams Radio Lollipop. (Image via Raspberry Pi)
Priest had the idea to incorporate Raspberry Pi in order to stream the radio station. Since his plan was such a success, he took it one step further and had radio cases created that could be used in other radio projects. He contacted Pimoroni, a company that produces Raspberry Pi cases and accessories, in order to create the cases in bulk and sell them to raise money for Radio Lollipop.
Radio switches. (Image via Raspberry Pi)
Since Priest implemented the Radio Lollipop Pi-powered radio, the kids in the oncology playroom are able to listen to their radio station.
Radio Lollipop Pi-powered radio sports the Raspberry Pi logo. (Image via Raspberry Pi)
If you’d like to make a donation to Radio Lollipop, visit its website.
Story via Raspberry Pi.
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