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Status
Received: 28 days late
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Income
£82.2K
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Spending
£81.6K
Public benefits
The trustees believe that Life-line Ministries meets the public benefit requirement for the following reasons. Our purposes are evangelism which is advancement of religion, also relief of poverty and advancement of education. These purposes all relate to needy people in socially deprived areas of Western Kenya, in and around the towns of Kitale
and Kisumu. Advancement of religion through Christian evangelism benefits people spiritually, and as a consequence, mentally and emotionally. As they follow Christian teaching their self-esteem, morality and behaviour improve, both benefiting themselves as individuals, their families and their community. We aim to promote abstinence from alcohol, drug abuse and sexual promiscuity which is beneficial for the health of individuals and hence the community, and to promote reduction in crime and other social problems. Relief of poverty enables the poorest and most needy people to have adequate nutritious food, clothing and shelter, the most basic human requirements, leading to improved health and wellbeing. Advancement of education allows children and young people to attend school in situations where it would not otherwise be possible due to lack of money or lack of educational facilities in their locality. Education increases the likelihood of a young person finding employment on leaving school, or setting up their own business. It is the only possible way out of poverty for the people of Kenya and there is no free education there. The benefits can be demonstrated through increasing numbers of children progressing further in education, increasing numbers converting to the Christian faith and living by the faith's code of morals and conduct which benefits communities resulting in less crime, less alcohol abuse and less domestic violence. There is no private benefit to any trustees or volunteers from our purposes and no potential harm other then the unavoidable risks of foreign travel and we comply fully with medical advice regarding immunisation, malaria prophylaxis and general hygiene.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
Life-line Ministries seeks to advance Christianity in Kenya by establishing churches in villages and rural areas so that people can receive pastoral care and Christian teaching there. At present we have 8 churches. The gospel is preached in open-air crusades for the benefit of people not yet attending church and Bibles are provided for people who
can read and wish to study the scriptures. We aim to identify people in greatest poverty in the areas where we have churches, particularly orphans and widows, but also the elderly, chronically sick or disabled. We then either arrange a sponsor for each needy individual or provide financial support through ministry funds. We focus on providing food, clothing, shoes and bedding and paying school fees to enable children to receive an education that they otherwise could not pay for. We sometimes have to pay medical bills as well if someone requires hospital treatment. We have set up 4 schools in Kenya providing nursery and primary education for over 500 children. While in school the children all receive a nutritious meal. This meal consists partly of maize which is grown on land which we rent for the purpose of providing food for the children. We pay school fees for older children to attend secondary school and a few have progressed on to university education.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The prevention or relief of poverty
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of religion
- The advancement of health or the saving of lives
Who the charity helps
- Overseas/developing countries
How the charity works
- Education/training
- Relief of poverty
- Religious activities
