We are continuing our work with AWATS (African Women And Their Stories) in raising awareness and educating girls, women, boys and men about the importance of understanding and respecting their bodies, with particular focus on addressing the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). During one of the community engagements a woman became visibly upset simply
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, it is reported that Haemorrhage – postpartum bleeding – remains a major contributor to maternal mortality in Sierra Leone. With this in mind LNP, in partnership with Vincent, a PhD student at Stanford University, successfully mobilised multiple donors, across 9 different
LNP, in collaboration with Lifeline Network International (UK), continues its program of investing in emerging leaders, the following testimonials from some of the participants highlight their increased confidence and better understanding of Lifeline’s vision: a youth leader expressed improved confidence when leading in Sunday School Joel Thomas Karim reflected on the program’s impact: “I have
In partnership with Welbodi Partnership and King’s College London, these interventions supported over 100 pregnant women attending Antenatal Education (ANC) campaigns, addressing misconceptions about pre-eclampsia, high blood pressure and eclampsia, resulting in increased ANC attendance and reduced maternal and neonatal mortality. Community Engagement Regular community sensitisation addresses the many myths surrounding pregnancy, the traditional beliefs
Lifeline Nehemiah Projects Announces Groundbreaking Trial Results Reducing Maternal and Newborn Deaths Lifeline Nehemiah Projects held a major press conference on July 24th, engaging national media including state broadcasters, TV, radio, and newspapers, to announce the significant findings of research conducted by its 2YoungLives program. The research, a pilot cluster-randomised controlled trial conducted in partnership
Academic & Infrastructure Development The leadership of Nehemiah Home and its residents are awaiting results for the BECE examinations taken by some of the family members. Despite the challenge of current funding constraints the reconstruction of the girls’ quarters, which suffer from significant, annually-recurring leaking issues, is under way and some progress has been made,
School Management & Academic Activities The school management team expressed their gratitude to the parents, the staff, the Senior Management Team of LNP, various supporters and the pupils for their unwavering support throughout the 2025 academic year, recognising their collaboration was instrumental in achieving a successful results throughout the year. During the academic year, and
Community Engagement on FGM On June 23rd, Lifeline partnered with AWATS (African Women And Their Stories), a community organisation based in Freetown, seeking to empower African women, to discuss one of the most sensitive and critical issues in Sierra Leone, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). The session, part of a wider campaign on AWATS, included: educational
The Lifeline family remains a vibrant community of real people serving a real God and, on June 22nd, we joyfully welcomed two new babies into our growing family: Lucy Mangenda Turay, from the family of Mohamed & Mabinty Turay Mangenda Gbembo, from the family of Alfred & Zainab Gbembo These precious children were dedicated to
The 2YoungLives team are excited to share that our cluster-randomised controlled trial has been published in The Lancet, the globally recognised, independent, weekly medical journal. The trial shows that in communities where 2YoungLives is running, the number of deaths among girls and their babies before 28 days, is halved – a significant confirmation of how
