David, a keen birdwatcher, went on a short trip whilst over in The Gambia with a local birdwatching guide named Bax. He records….Bax was a friendly and interesting guy, who would often whistle the calls of…

Thousands of bras kindly donated by clients of Janice Rose Lingerie along with many pairs of pants were offloaded from the container recently and distributed to groups of ladies. These included the` fruit ladies` on the…

One of our groups visited Old Jeshwang, a fishing village, where we took goods that had come across in the container and also bags of rice. The children loved the knitted jumpers and hats and…

Beth and Dan, leaders of the Youth Group at Legacy Church Doncaster took six of their Leadership Academy students out to our schools and surrounding villages in November.

Beth writes: It was truly life- changing as we…

Leanne writes…

Almost 10 years ago, little Pa sat on my lap and offered to translate for the children whilst I was visiting New Life Children`s Centres in The Gambia. He hugged me almost all day…

Nelson Mandela once said :- Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

Through our sponsorship programme we have the wonderful opportunity to help change the world of a child. For…

Seal Sylvester Jammeh , our Director of NLCC in The Gambia came into New Life as a teenager and now plays a vital role in the operating of the work over in our schools. He…

During 2025 three groups travelled across to our schools – in March, October and November comprising of more than 50 people! They were also able to go out to Faraba and see the progress on our…

Karyn writes…

It was a privilege to join this group of passionate volunteers on my first trip to The Gambia! Joining my UK family, Sylvia, Ken and cousin Toby was most special as…

Molly writes:

Completing the Edale Skyline Challenge for NLCC was a memorable experience! At some points, the hike was testing, as we self- navigated and(accidentally)took a slight detour but we pushed through and…