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New Life Mission

Stiftelsen New Life Mission

Ydre, Sweden

Poverty & HungerChildren & YouthEducationHealthTax-deductible donations
NGOFounded 1978International reach51-200 staff
Profile last updated: August 2, 2026

About

Founded in 1978, New Life Mission is a non-governmental organisation based in Ydre, Sweden working on poverty & hunger, children & youth, education +5 more.

New Life Mission is a Swedish foundation (Stiftelsen New Life Mission) with operations in Kenya, Sweden and Norway. It was founded in 1978 by Swedish missionaries Bengt and Eila Sundh and now runs social work in Kenya, including children's homes, schools and a preschool, a food programme, mobile health clinics, water projects and vocational training for young people. Its work centres on the Nairobi area (Ongata Rongai, Kwarre, Magadi) and the Maasai region of Mashuru. The foundation funds itself through private donors, companies, congregations and two secondhand shops in Sweden, and it works with a Christian faith basis. It also runs volunteer placements in Kenya and a Lifebag handicraft project that supports women's income. The organisation is a member of Giva Sverige and holds the 90-konto fundraising control.

Location

Ydre, Sweden

Founded

1978

Organisation type

NGO

Legal form

Stiftelse

Legal name

Stiftelsen New Life Mission

Registration

802478-3410

Staff

51-200

Focus areas

povertychildreneducationKenyaMaasaiwaterhealthsecondhandvolunteeringChristian mission

Languages

SV

Causes & programmes

Causes

Poverty & HungerChildren & YouthEducationHealthWater & SanitationGender equalityCommunity developmentReligion & Faith

Works for

ChildrenYouthFamiliesWomen & GirlsPeople in povertyCommunities

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesVolunteer programmesAwareness & education

Programmes

Lifebag

Poverty & Hunger · Kenya

Employs women from slums and poor areas to weave bags from recycled plastic, providing income and self-reliance.

Samariten barnhem

Children & Youth · Kenya

Children's home near Nairobi providing a safe home, care and education for vulnerable children.

Mariahemmet

Children & Youth · Kenya

Residential home in Mashuru for boys and girls rescued from harmful cultural practices or orphaned.

Kari Anne flickhem

Gender equality · Kenya

Girls' home in Mashuru providing protection against child marriage and female genital mutilation.

Mobil hälsoklinik

Health · Kenya

Mobile health clinics serving communities in Mashuru and Magadi, with a clinic network in Kenya.

Vattenprojekt

Water & Sanitation · Kenya

Well drilling, water kiosk and water distribution projects in dry areas of Kenya.

Countries of operation

KenyaSwedenNorway

Funding & support

Funded by

Individual donationsCorporate partnershipsEarned income

Ways to support

DonateMonthly givingVolunteerShopFundraiseSponsorship

Trust

Tax-deductible donations90-kontoSvensk InsamlingskontrollGiva Sverige

Credentials & affiliations

Industry memberships

Giva Sverige

Partnerships

Rotary Läkarbank, Erikshjälpen

People

Management & team (4)

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