Clive Beckenham, son of the founders of New Life Home Trust, shares his adoption story

Before there ever was a New Life Home Trust, Clive and Mary Beckenham rescued and adopted Clive Beckenham. This highlighted to them the plight of many other abandoned babies and they wondered if there might be other families prepared to do the same. They found that there were, and thus was…...

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Give Christmas thanks this year

Can you donate £20 to give a member of staff a care package this Christmas? With Christmas approaching we are reminded that this time of year is for giving and being thankful for the people in our lives. This year we want to take this opportunity to say thank you to our staff, again. Last…...

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Moving to a new home

In the summer three girls moved from our home in Kisumu, Amani Cottage to Carmel House in Nakuru, over 100 miles southeast of Kisumu. Why were they moved there? Well for those children who aren’t adopted, New Life does their best to place them in a suitable home environment to…...

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Urgent Fundraising Appeal

We need your help to purchase hearing aids for one of our boys  Born with a hearing impairment he now requires new hearing aids at a total cost of £995. The good news is that £768 has already been donated. Please can you help us raise the remaining £227 needed? Read his…...

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UK donations are making a significant impact on the lives of babies in Kenya

Thank you – over the last year our UK supporters have been amazing in continuing to donate to New Life Home Trust UK. Your generosity is greatly appreciated and the impact it will have on the 125 babies and children currently residing in our homes in Kenya is immeasurable. Oxygen Supply…...

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Catching up with founders Clive and Mary

As New Life Home Trust celebrates 27 years we thought it would be timely to check in with the charity’s founders, Clive and Mary – who last year made the bold move to retire and return to the UK. In March 2020, Clive and Mary along with their youngest son…...

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A long awaited return to school 

In January this year all the schools in Kenya were given the green light to open. After 9 months of home schooling for the 37 school aged children in our care they were very pleased to return, as were the staff! The kids have settled back well into school life and we…...

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Ready, Steady, Go – Fundraising ideas for lockdown

We might be back in lockdown or living under tighter restrictions, but there are still ways you can help raise money for New Life Home Trust UK.  Here are some simple ideas to help get you going and give you some inspiration on how you can fundraise from the comfort…...

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Christmas Appeal – help us say THANK YOU to our staff

This Christmas is going to be different for everyone across the globe. The staff in our homes are working tirelessly to make sure the children enjoy Christmas, even if it will be quieter than previous years, without the usual celebrations and visits from volunteers and supporters.   To help make Christmas…...

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So much has happened across the world since March… 

Back in March (2020) Trustees Gerry and her husband Tony Denson were making their first trip of the year to Amani Cottage one of the NLHT homes in Kisumu, it turned out to be a very differnet trip to what they had planned… “We were planning to spend much of…...

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