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The latest updates from LifeLine Projects.

Team Spotlights

Introducing Fatma Mbwana, Little Learners Nursery Manager

We are very pleased to welcome Fatma to the LifeLine team as manager of My parents are Bajun. The Bajunis are a mix of many different people including Bantus, Persians, Arabs and Somalis. When our community was pushed out of Somalia, my family resettled in Kenya. As we were classified as refugees, this gave my family the opportunity to move...

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Healthwatch Barking & Dagenham wins national award

As acting manager of Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham, I'm proud to announce that we have won an award for working with integrated care systems as part of a partnership with seven other local Healthwatch organisations across North East London. This prestigious national award was presented to us at the Healthwatch Awards 2021, a virtual event held earlier this month and...

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

What does community mean to you?

The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members. Coretta Scott King Ibn Khaldun, the Arab philosopher, popularised the concept of asabiyyah عصبيّة‎. The idea that a community has a sense of shared purpose that link members of different social groups to one another.Mpu Tantular, the 14th century Javanese poet, coined the term...

3 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

Champions Support Network returns to support more parents and carers

We're pleased to announce that the

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Safeguarding: “If you trust me to tell me…”

Here at LifeLine, when we're working with young people, you'll often hear us say,"If you trust me to tell me, you need to trust me to do the right thing with what you tell me."And that means, even if it's not immediately obvious, we're doing what we believe is in their best interest.A lot of what we do to help...

3 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

SW!TCH activity: Let’s dance!

Our SW!TCH team will be holding dance sessions every Tuesday from 4PM to 5:45PM at the Frenford Youth Club at the Jack Carter Centre in Ilford.For more info, get in touch with Georgia at [email protected] or on 07495 872310.

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

LifeLine shortlisted for CYP Now Charity Award

This approach to supporting and helping disadvantaged young people has led them to turn away from knife crime and gangs, to improve their school attendance, gain a vision for their future and improve their relationships with family and community.We endeavour to cultivate long-term relationships with disadvantaged young people through listening and collaboration. These are key in creating and developing the...

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

New Little Learners Nursery coming soon to Elm Park

LifeLine is known for placing great emphasis on how it works with people. But this is not always about individuals—sometimes we have to respond to the needs of the community as a whole.We have always recognised that different communities we work with have their own unique needs which require their own locally-based solutions. We listen together and we change together...

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Team Spotlights

Introducing Manisha Modhvadia, Acting Manager of Healthwatch Barking and Dagenham

Manisha was born in India and came to the UK when she was two along with her parents and siblings. These were all great experiences and gave me the understanding of the health world from an academic aspect, our behaviours as humans, and how the health care system worked at the time. My interest in health came about when I...

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

Compassion will unite us all

On 7th May 2020 the city of Richmond, Virginia, USA joined the International Charter for Compassion, a global movement guided by the Golden Rule of treating others as you wish others to treat you. Richmond wants compassion to be at the core of its community. What if every organisation put compassion at the core of their business culture?

3 years ago

by Nathan Singleton

Team Spotlights

Introducing David Johnson, Youth Development Worker

David was born and brought up in Lewisham, London. Although both his parents were born in Jamaica, he has managed to trace within his family a Cuban and Chinese ancestry line. His parents had a strong work ethic and expected all their children to excel at school. David admits he wasn't that academic as he was more interested in working...

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

SW!TCH’s summer programme of activities for young people

How do you keep your kids busy throughout the summer? If you need help thinking of some fun things to do this summer that won't break the bank, our SW!TCH team have got an awesome list of activities for 11-16 year olds planned, including a range of sports, exciting trips and residentials, and the chance to learn exciting new skills...

3 years ago

by LifeLine Comms Team

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