Education continues to remain one of the central pillars of LNP’s work, through its education program which provides learning opportunities and support to children at Nursery, Primary, Junior Secondary and Senior Secondary levels, in both the Freetown urban and Punduru rural communities. The Current Academic Year The 2026-27 academic year is in full swing and
The management of the Lifeline Betteh Tumara Technical Vocational Institute (BT) has now commenced classroom learning activities for the current academic period. At the same time, preparations are underway for the graduation ceremony of the 2026 cohort, an important milestone for everyone involved – the trainees, instructors, management, and the wider Lifeline community. The graduation
LNP remains committed to providing an environment in the Nehemiah Home in which the resident young people can pursue their education, develop their talents and build confidence, all in preparation for them to become responsible and productive citizens in their future lives. That said, these young people continue to participate in their respective educational and
Mangenda Kamara and Lucy November recently attended the Global Women’s Research Society (GLOW) conference, hosted by the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, where they presented two posters relating to their work with girls with disabilities, and on the concerns associated with the misreporting of age by teenage girls at health centres.
LNP’s commitment to improving community healthcare continues through its collaboration with partner healthcare facilities. During the past month some of the community healthcare facilities, supported by Lifeline and its partners – Welbodi Partnership, King’s College London and the Government of Sierra Leone – commenced the use of their Smart Tools at community healthcare facilities, with
The past month was another significant period for the Lifeline leadership in relation to its continued pursuit of justice, accountability and the protection of human rights, and the following information provides an overview of the recent, important developments. Dismissal of Criminal Cases at Ross Road Magistrate Court, Freetown The criminal cases involving George Gbortu, Abdul
During this recent period LNP’s Executive Director, Prince Tommy Williams, together with his wife, Mary Williams, enjoyed a two-week visit to the United Kingdom and, reflecting on the time there, they described it as one of “meaningful engagement and strengthening of relationship by meeting with real friends and like-minded people”. The visit provided an opportunity
The Lifeline Betteh Tumara (BT) management team is currently conducting their recruitment program for the 2026/2027 cohort, whilst at the same time the majority of the 2025/2026 cohort students are in the process of completing their internships and preparing for graduation. Going forward, and in recognising the financial challenges faced by many young people, the
LNP continues to intentionally invest in the education, personal development and future leadership potential of children and young people through the Nehemiah Home program. At present Joel Thomas Karim, Abdul Sankoh, George Gbortu, and Salamatu Kargbo are awaiting their WASSCE results, while Rose Dawn Kamara, Madiana Karim and Joe Sam continue their education in this
2YoungLives Completes Bursary Payment in all 12 Project Sites We are delighted to be able to announce that 2YoungLives has now completed bursary payments across all 12 project sites, enabling these young mothers to support themselves and their babies. A total of 83 young mothers have now been readmitted and started schooling again, all of
