Behind the scenes

Caring with Compassion and Commitment

From delivering a minibus to painting bathrooms, UK Trustees Tony and Gerry Denson update us on their latest trip to Kenya where they visited two of the New Life Home Trust homes. “We were grateful that we were able to spend a month out in Kenya (19th October – 14th…...

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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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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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A Place of Hope

Did you know that New Life Home Trust was one of the first children’s homes in Kenya to take in infants infected or affected by HIV and AIDS? When New Life Home Trust began over two decades ago, it was just a small group of concerned people wanting to make a difference…...

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January a time for reflection, celebration and looking forward

Chair of the Trustees David Wright shares with us his relections and vision for 2020… The start of a new year is an opportunity for reflection – on what to give thanks for; what to celebrate and what to look forward to. In other words, to remind ourselves of the…...

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The importance of family – a response to J. K. Rowling

As an organisation who has proudly supported the rescue of abandoned children across Kenya for over two decades, New Life Home Trust UK felt a responsibility to respond to recent articles about J.K. Rowling’s criticism of children’s orphanages and volunteer travel. First and foremost, New Life Home Trust was set…...

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Gail visits New Life in Nairobi

Each year people from the UK fly out to Kenya to visit New Life Homes. Often we hear stories of how these trips are truly inspiring and life-changing. Gail Brechin has recently returned from her visit to our Nairobi home and we got in touch with her to share her experience…...

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Celebrating 24 years at New Life Home Trust

Kenyan environmental activist and Nobel laureate, Wangari Maathi, once said: “I’m very conscious of the fact that you can’t do it alone. It’s teamwork. When you do it alone you run the risk that when you are no longer there nobody else will do it.” When New Life Nairobi opened its…...

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Our Valuable Supporters

Over the past 20 years, we have rescued over 1,700 abandoned babies in Kenya, but this would not have happened had it not been for our valuable supporters and staff. Hear all about what goes on behind the scenes of New Life Home Trust. Volunteers: Our volunteers dedicate their precious…...

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