New Life Mission
Stiftelsen New Life Mission
Ydre, Sweden
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.
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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.
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Rotary Läkarbank, Erikshjälpen
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