Supporting Vulnerable People
Through Social, Health & Education Programmes
No corn means no income and no food.
“We are learning about drip-irrigation rice and how to make healthy meals with Chaya” – Sophia – Wife and Mother of six children – Guatemala
My children used to go to bed hungry.
“Being part of a women’s cooperative I have learn’t new skills such as solar drying fruits in a dehydrator and solar oven healthy meals” – Yesenia – Mother of three primary school children – Guatemala
Music is in my heart and in my soul.
“If I had not received a cello from New Lifeline I could not be part of our orchestra as my parents could not afford to buy one for me” – Dulce aged 14 – Mexico
My parents cannot read or write. I can.
“I can read in Spanish and in the language spoken in my village Kaqchikel. I love our library at school, but most of all I like story time with our teacher” – Jose – aged 11 – Guatemala
I am a single mother with a baby.
“I attended vocational school for a year and got my qualification as a hairdresser and beauty therapist. Thanks to New Lifeline I am now fully employed” – Jasmine aged 17
Being able to help my parents feed the family gives me great pride.
“Without the New Lifeline sponsorship I would not have all of this – Thank you to everyone” – Manuel – aged 15 – Guatemala
Football is my life...
“Without it I do not know what I would do. Without NLL I could not join a team or play in the City league”
My son Josue is nine and has cerebral palsy
“Without NLL’s support I do not think I could go on. I am so grateful to you all” – Maria, Josue’s mother – Mexico
New Lifeline, formerly New Life Mexico
Preventing and relieving poverty; promoting the relief of sickness and disability and the preservation of health; advancement of education. Promoting sustainable development by: the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in socially and economically disadvantaged communities; and the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and regeneration in Mexico and Guatemala.
Ceased Operations 30th June 2018
We are immensely proud of our successes, with particular reference to the sustainability of our work, which continues to have considerable impact across the communities we have been working with. The journey from our early New Life Mexico days, working with street children, to our wider New Lifeline community projects, has been truly remarkable.
With this success in mind the Trustees decided to wind down New Lifeline’s activities in 2018; as minuted in their Extra Ordinary Meeting on the 21st December 2017. All remaining funding was distributed to New Lifeline Projects and operations ceased on 30th June 2018, thus satisfying all debts of the charity, and disposing of any remaining charity assets appropriately.
New Lifeline is a natural progression from New Life Mexico
Which provided successful programmes for twelve years in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The success resulted in the expansion of activities to Guatemala by providing consultancy services, funding and specialised training to charities in the region.
New Lifeline is a registered Charity in England and Wales : 1104138
June 2017 – MBE – Appointment as a Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) was awarded to Philippa Vernon-Powell for “services to disadvantaged children in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico” in Her Majesty The Queen’s Birthday 2017 Honours List.