Lifeline continues to collaborate with community stakeholders and other sectors, especially pastors, in the ongoing battle against the Kush epidemic. In the Tombo community our Executive Director, Prince Tommy Williams, engaged with the community on the severe effects of Kush, not only on our young people but also on the economy of Sierra Leone. These
The Nehemiah boys and girls continue to work hard, focusing on what God has given each of them to do, and investing in their education, taking responsibility to help in building their life skills. We are delighted to be able to announce that sufficient bags of rice and other cooking condiments have been procured for
This initiative continues in good faith, and it was a great pleasure to see some of our Nehemiah family actively participating in a recent session, voluntarily donating their blood to help save the lives of other less fortunate people.
Throughout this month, the BT management team has been working extremely hard to engage employers across the country. They have been strengthening relationships with the view of creating more opportunities for the trainees to embark on internships in the final phase of their course. The team are presently involved in allocating and sending out the
The Lifeline School’s management, across all departments, is currently in the midst of exams as the team prepares students to successfully end the academic year. However, there have been some challenges regarding limited funds to pay teachers’ salaries for this month, due to parents failing to be able to pay the fees for their children
During the BT graduation this year, two of our 2YL mentees celebrated their graduation: Miss Poona in Electrical Installation and Miss Kadiatu from the Hospitality department – both were exited that their lives have been turned around due to the intervention of 2YoungLives. On April 6th 2YL held a release dinner for its data collectors
This update will provide some reflection on March, including the graduation of 129 students who successfully completed the 2022/2023 vocational training year in the various disciplines of Hospitality, Plumbing, ICT and Electrical Installation. The BT management is currently in the process of preparing ID cards for students and engaging in discussions with employers for the
On April 2nd, during his visit to the Punduru Church, Prince Tommy Williams, CEO of LNP, engaged with the Punduru community stakeholders. Most of them expressed their concern that it had been a while since he had last visited Punduru and that they would like him to visit more regularly, to engage with them and
John Sapha Kamara and Maria Bangura, both members of our community, went through their traditional wedding ceremony on April 14th, which was a joyful occasion as families and friends came together to celebrate with these two lovely young people. The Punduru team has been seeking support from the Church in Freetown for the past six
The boys and girls residing in the Nehemiah Home, plus those who live elsewhere, continue to receive support from Lifeline Nehemiah Projects, our friends and partners. All the residents receive holistic support from Lifeline, while our non-residents receive educational, moral and psychosocial support, as well as food/clothing on a case-by-case basis. Many of the residents
