Monitoring Trip: Strengthening Hope, Education & Resilience The 2YoungLives team conducted monitoring visits across all 12 project sites to verify bursary applicants, follow up on beneficiaries and assess mentees’ businesses. The visits highlighted inspiring stories of young mothers returning to school, caring for their babies and building livelihoods through business start-up support, and, at several
During the past month LNP, together with its partners, has continued its intensive community engagement under the CRADLE SMART, CRADLE-B and PAPAGAIO and the following provides a brief overview of everything that has transpired. Engagement & Training of Traditional Birth Attendants One of the major activities during the month was a one-day intensive training and
LNP Staff & Volunteer Retreat The LNP leadership conducted a three-day staff and volunteer retreat at the LNP compound in Freetown. The retreat provided an important opportunity for staff and selected volunteers to reflect on work of LNP during the 2025-26 period, assess achievements and challenges, and strengthen organisational planning for the future. The retreat
LNP continues to value the relationships it has developed with local and international partners, supporters, and friends of the organisation. Notably, several visits by individuals and teams from LifeLine UK have contributed to strengthening these relationships and resulted in additional practical support for LNP. Included among these contributions there was support with the painting of
On July 12th our Nursery Class 3 and Primary Class 6 pupils graduated in a colourful, well-attended ceremony during which their parents, their teachers, other Lifeline students and invited guests joined the children in celebrating this important milestone. The School Social Committee invested considerable time in planning and organising the event well, which featured career
Four of our young people Abdul Sankoh, George Gbortu, Joel Thomas Karim and Sulaimatu Kallon recently sat the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) and are currently awaiting their results – for clarity, Sulaimatu is not a resident of the Nehemiah Home but we have been supporting her since 2015, as one of the
Surviving and Thriving: moving beyond statistics at the 2YoungLives Photovoice Exhibition July 6th saw the launch of the Surviving and Thriving: 2YoungLives Photovoice Exhibition in London, marking an important milestone for community-led research into adolescent maternal health, and recognising the 2YoungLives initiative of pairing pregnant adolescents with dedicated community mentors throughout pregnancy and the first
In partnership with the Government of Sierra Leone, the Welbodi Partnership and King’s College London, Lifeline Nehemiah Projects continues to save lives by changing mindsets, raising awareness, and strengthening maternal and newborn healthcare through community engagement. Working closely with community stakeholders, healthcare workers, traditional birth attendants (TBAs), religious leaders and local authorities, the projects promote
Beyond our programme interventions, Lifeline Nehemiah Projects continues to provide pastoral care and practical support to members of our wider church family, including widows, vulnerable families and others facing hardship. Through counselling, prayer and social support, we remain committed to serving those in need within our communities.
Following on from our previous updates, the matter before the High Court remains pending and, since June 13th we have been awaiting the Judge’s decision regarding the next hearing date. Meanwhile, the matter before the Magistrate Court is still ongoing, although our legal counsel has submitted an application of No Case Submission requesting the court
