• Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Chat with us
  • Give
One Life International 1997-2022 – 30 years Give

Where social and environmental issues threaten, in the UK and overseas, we support social entrepreneurs, the change-makers and the projects they pioneer. We affirm, equip, help resource and journey with them, connecting them to others, as they forge answers equal to the challenges.

One Life InternationalOne Life International
  • Home
  • About
  • Blog
  • Chat with us
  • Give
  • What we do
  • How we do it
  • Why we do it
  • Where we do it
  • The Impact
  • Our Work
  • Chat with us
  • What we do

    Every community pioneer and social justice advocate needs an enabler if they’re to put their potential to work. We exist to make that happen, in the UK and developing countries. To be their enabler. To identify, coach, counsel, connect, help resource, equip and release these social entrepreneurs and community leaders in their own space, helping them build capacity and impact.

    These change-makers are in the places and spaces of greatest social, environmental challenges. And we work with them there. Because answers that grow within the same space as the problems, are owned and sustainable.

    Read more…

  • How we do it

    There’s an ingredient – in everyone and each organisation we start working with. It’s defining and irrepressible, but often too raw to hit its potential or requires a step-change to evolve further. Over 25 years we’ve honed what’s needed to refine, sharpen and release this potential from our own authentic personal experiences and journey.

    What’s first vital is to construct trusting relationships; to truly ‘hear’ and see the potential, helping the leader and organisation establish a well-rooted identity. To recognise and hone the vision, to gain insight into unique strengths – and weaknesses, to nurture, counsel and imbed sustainable personal resilience and organisational capacity..

    These inputs lay a foundation for self and organisational development. The leaders own style, their influence on team building, the organisational structure and health, operational approach, funding, functionality, peer-to-peer global networking – and much more.

    Read more…

  • Why we do it

    ‘Invest, support and journey with the pioneer leader and their initiatives and this will impact and empower communities, regions and possibly, even entire countries’.

    In pushing the limits of what’s already been achieved the social-entrepreneur, the change-maker becomes twice as likely to burn out (25 years of hands-on work has witnessed this threat and the potential devastating consequences).

    Why? Because Pioneers are odd shaped people that think and do differently. Social pioneers don’t fit the usual format, they are radicals, always thinking outside the box, pushing boundaries, often outside the ‘normal’ culture. They will can often pursue their vision at their own expense, and often those close to them.

    They need to be heard, understood and supported in their journey, so to be able to lead well with healthy resilience. The heart-cry of their passion for community transformation, that resonates within them, is given voice and structure so to be played out and the potential fulfilled through their teams and projects.

     

    Read more…

  • Where we do it

    One Life International works across communities in the UK and the developing world

    image/svg+xml

    Stepanakert, Armenia

    Providing rehabilitation to the disabled in post conflict areas

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Serving the victims and aggresors of domestic violence, raising awareness and equipping the church to serve women and children who suffer violence

    Mar del Plata, Argentina

    ministry to youth that are living on the streets of Mar del Plata, Argentina (males and females) providing a home, hope and discovering and devloping thier gifts, talents and passions.

    Wamena, W.Papua, Argentina

    church and community development

    Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Advocacy Church Mobilisation

    Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

    Helping women with disability to reach economic independence

    Bujumbura, Burundi

    Sreet children, leadership development and peace building

    Bujumbura, Burundi

    Gender empowerment through legal support

    Bujumbura, Burundi

    Peacebuilding and reconciliation in Burundi

    Potosi, Bolivia

    creating leadership, service and environmental stewardship culture among youth

    Cochabamba, Bolivia

    Gender roles in the Church among indigenous populations and promotion of and equipping churches for Integral Mission practice

    Cochabamba, Bolivia

    children and youth at risk exposed to prostitution through family members and living on the streets. integral development to the children working on prevention, and wholistic formation.

    Sao Paulo, Brazil

    Tackling racism in the black evangelical church

    Curitiba, Parana State, Brazil

    Re imagining family, community, food, needs, abundant life, church, common good, all in the context of a neighborhood urban homestead living experiment.

    San Paul, Brazil

    Raise awareness and mobilze christians and local churches in Creation Care and environmental stewardship

    Natal, Brazil

    Raising awareness for Integral Mission and community transformation among local churches in the marginalized areas (favelas) of Natal, Brazil in the Empoverished Northeast. Equipping local churches in the vision and practice of integral mission for community transformation (CCM)

    Palmas, Brazil

    raising awareness around issues of inequality, including vulnberable children, gender injustice, & indigenous rights among local churches & community groups equipping them to respond to community needs.

    Cuiaba, Brazil

    Anti Corruption and transperancy advocate and activist in North Central Brazil seeking justice for the marginalized who suffer the unjust systems controlled by the wealthy, private industry and governments.

    Belo Horizonte - Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Raising awareness in the public and faith based sectors on the crisis of Human Trafficking, through prevention and the creation of educational materials.

    Rio de Jainero, Brazil

    Raises awareness, equips and promotes social justice in churches surrounding the issues of racism, and discrimination particularly in relation to the young black youth in urban contexts.

    Toronto, Canada

    Peace education through art in Rwanda

    Davao, Canada

    Integral mission in traditional cultures

    Goma, Congo (DRC)

    Legal challenge to GBV

    Goma, Congo (DRC)

    SME development in Eastern DRC

    Goma, Congo (DRC)

    Civic education of youth on the peace, non violence and human rights.

    Goma, Congo (DRC)

    Peace building and reconciliation in eastern DRC

    North Kivu Province, Congo (DRC)

    General humanitarian response to conflict

    Goma, Congo (DRC)

    Civic dialogue with youth - diaspora and locals on issues like Edu, Health, ICT

    Goma, Congo (DRC)

    Trauma counselling and debriefing and physcological rehab in Eastern DRC

    Goma, Congo (DRC)

    Developing an holistic integral "discipleship" process in DRC school

    North-Kivu, Congo (DRC)

    GBV in DRC

    Montelibano, Colombia

    Growing plants used for bio fuels as substition for coca plants

    Bogota, Colombia

    Sports ministry for at risk youth- but in an innovative way

    Bogota, Colombia

    innovative education programme among displaced indigeneous immigrants

    Barranquilla, Colombia

    Lawyer combating injustices, and empowering the local church to respond to all of the affects of endemic violence

    Bogota, Colombia

    raises awareness among evangelical churches for gender justice, gender based violence and conflict resolution. equips churches to detect, serve and support victims of violence.

    Planeta Rica, Colombia

    promotion of nonviolence among youth in areas of conflict in Colombia through educational programs, prevention and service.

    Manaure, Colombia

    Working as an indigenous Christian leader among the Wayuu peoples working with children and youth at risk through integral mission and leadership development

    San Jose, Costa Rica

    Helping male prostitutes and drug addicts reintegrate into society

    Fraijanes, Costa Rica

    inspiring and equiping pastors throughout Latin America in vision of God's restorative integral mission

    Cairo, Egypt

    working with the draf community in Egypt

    Quossia/Cairo, Egypt

    Creating a safe space for spiritual reflection, gathering for peace-building and reconciliation, and advocaccy for social justice

    Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

    Holistic sex worker initiative - both rehabilitation and prevention

    Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

    FGM at a continental and local level

    Maldon, United Kingdom

    Leadership development

    United Kingdom

    working wih women in conflict with the law

    United Kingdom

    Criminal Justice Reform - introducing restorative justice

    Durban, United Kingdom

    developing IM network - Soul Action

    Orissa, United Kingdom

    paediatric health care to the poorest of the poor

    Bethlehem, United Kingdom

    Gender based violence within Islamic cultural tradition

    Sao Paulo, United Kingdom

    Reaching out to incarcerated youth in the Brazilian Prison system and their families to bring transformation to their lives and futures.

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    Distribution of refurbished tools in war affected areas in Africa

    UK, United Kingdom

    Global repatriation support for trafficked women

    London, United Kingdom

    Advocating for conflict free mining in the DRC

    Horsham, United Kingdom

    Broadd based church-led community development

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    Developing straregies to help communities help themselves

    Accra, Ghana

    mobilising & empowering representatives of traditional leaders for IM

    Chimaltenango- Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Helping street children to reintegrate into society

    Escuintla, Guatemala

    Working with the local church to do DRR and help local farm workers who are exposed to dangerous pestisides

    Zaragoza and Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Running an afterschool programme for impoversihed children

    Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Training rural churches in integral mission

    Guatemala City, Guatemala

    Refuge for Women and children who suffered violence, equipping them for a better future. Raises awareness among churches and church leaders on the issue of violence and abuse against women,

    Guatemala City / Villa Nueva, Guatemala

    Integral Mission seeking peace and justice in their community and context of addicition, violence and injustice.

    Guatemala

    to serve and empower young people to reach their full potential and avoid involvement in gangs and violence.

    Guatemala City, Guatemala

    pastoring incarcerated gang members from active and infamous organized gang based crime organizations in maximum security youth prisons

    Guatemala City, Guatemala

    working to bring hope and opportunities to at risk youth in Guatemala who live in active contexts of violence, through raising awareness, envisioning nad equipping the local church to provide an alternative path.

    Buba, Quinara, Guinea-Bissau

    Community based rehabilitation for disabled

    Tegucigalpa, Honduras

    Reintegration of young men from prison into society without getting back into a gang lifestyle

    Tegucigalpa, Honduras

    living in a fractured community to transform it

    Honduras, Honduras

    Church mobilisation- Medical center that is also doing education for a poor community

    Tegucigalpa, Francisco Morazan, Honduras

    integral mission in a context of extreme violence and poverty working to envision and empower young people whose lives are at risk.

    Port-au-Prince, Haiti

    Individual serving marginalized urban youth who are at risk of violence and gang related crimes.

    Sumatera, Indonesia

    Social enterprise as a form of income generaton for disaster affetected communties

    Banda Aceh, Indonesia

    Internet cafes for community engagement

    Sumatra, Indonesia

    Socio-economic empowerment for vulnerable women living in poverty- SME development

    Sumatra, Indonesia

    Teacher training in IT and introduction of issues relating to child abuse

    Wamena, W.Papua, Indonesia

    advocating for environmental sustainability

    Salatiga, Indonesia

    Church & community transformation

    Wamena, W.Papua, Ireland

    church and community development

    Jerusalem, Israel

    Peace-building and reconciliation between Arabs, Christians and Isrealies in Palestine

    Palestine, Israel

    Reconciliation and dialogue between Jews, Christians and Muslims in Palestine

    Siliguri, India

    Church and community development for poor/ vulnerable communities

    Shillong, India

    Child Development Centres and educational support to OVCs

    Chennai, India

    Preaching and evangelist campaigns for church community mobilisation

    Nagaland, India

    pregnancy crisis centre, adoption, baby care

    India

    Primary Health care and community development (CCM)

    Hyderabad, India

    social enterprise to help pay for schooling

    dindigul, India

    women educational and reproductive issues

    Tezpur, India

    Community based prevention programmes for human traffiking

    Mumbai, India

    Support to victims and those vulnerable to traficking, based in Mumbai, India

    Mumbai, India

    Working with sex workers in India's slums

    Bangalore, India

    Volunteer based movement to respond to various social issues in their communities, based in Bangalore, India

    Sulaymaniyah, Iraq

    Developing child protection responses

    Amman, Jordan

    peace-building and addressing social injustice in the Middle East

    Wote, Kenya

    working with juveniles in prison and on release to help them transition and reintegrate

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Rolling out CCMP across an entire denomination

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Criminal Justice Reform

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Rural Community Transformation. becomimg a model that many international NGOs are replicating

    Nairobi, Kenya

    providing support services to women affected by GBV

    Bondo, Kenya

    Theological response to gender issues

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Enabling social innovation by women in Kenya

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Advocacy on health care provision

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Advocacy and training around family based care options for vulnerable children

    Nairobi, Kenya

    Confronting child prostitution in slum communities

    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    Advocate for people with disabilities

    Barskoon, Kyrgyzstan

    Setting up IGAs in poor communities

    Naryn, Kyrgyzstan

    Agricultrual projects for rural poor

    Kyzyl Tuu village, Kyrgyzstan

    A rehabilitation centre for the homeless

    Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

    Training in IM

    Siem Reap, Cambodia

    Building orphange in local community to support vulnerable children

    Phnom Penh, Cambodia

    Church-based children at risk Ð Community-based development and sustainable livelihoods in the urban slum context

    Laos

    Drug Rehab

    Bountai district, Phongsali province, Laos

    Integral Mission amongst indiginous and marginalised minority communities

    Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka

    Resettlement and rehabilitation of idsadvantaged following civil war

    Colombo, Sri Lanka

    Community mobilisation through holistic development

    Chin State, Myanmar

    Mobilising the church for IM

    Yangon, Myanmar

    Working with disability organizations promoting inclusion of disabilities into community development

    Kyauk Kyi, Myanmar

    Envisioning and equipping the baptist church in Myanmar to adopt CCM approaches to their ministry

    Blantyre, Malawi

    Broad-based community development

    Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

    Mobilsing young adults at university to engage in social justice issues (Catholic Students Movement) in Malaysia

    Lagos, Nigeria

    Drama to address issues of HIV

    Lagos, Nigeria

    solar lighting for the poor

    Jos, Nigeria

    peacebuilding, conflict transformation and disaster risk reduction in conflict areas

    Oudenbosch, Netherlands

    Setting up orphan home in Malawi

    Mahendranagar, Nepal

    Mobilisng the church in Nepal for integral mission

    Not known, Nepal

    Promoting sustanable and environmentally friendly agriculture

    Lalitpur, kathmandu, Nepal

    Living amongst the slum communities, CCM

    Nepalgunj, Nepal

    Work with and amongst drug users, HIV infected & affected people and their families in Nepal

    Katmandu, Nepal

    Working with street children in Nepal

    Nepal

    Skills development and support for young girls rescued from being trafficked and vulnerable boys

    Lima, Peru

    Integral Child Development and Environmental Creation Care

    Lima, Peru

    young people who are living on the streets of Lima, Peru through friendship, spiritual accompaniament, community building and integral support.

    Lima, Peru

    envisions churches in indigenous contexts of Peru towards an understanding and practice of Intgegral Mission and leadership development including gender justice.

    Lima, Peru

    Equipping accompanying and connecting indigenous communities from the Peruvian Amazon through wholistic, Kingdom oriented approaches to community transformation, church leadership & discipleship in integral mission, creation care and sustainable living systems...

    Cusco, Peru

    catalyze networks that promote awareness and behavioral change in Churches and civil society around Creation Care, Climate Change and a healthy stewardship of the earth's resources

    Quezon City, Philippines

    Using drama and storytelling to help lift people out of poverty

    Kidapawan, Philippines

    Integral mission amongst traditional/ indigineous cultures

    Palestine, Palestine

    peace building and reconciliation in Palestine

    Bethlehem, Palestine

    peace-building in Palestine

    Kigali, Rwanda

    Latest work is around SGBV

    Kigali, Rwanda

    Working with CHH

    Kigali, Rwanda

    Reconciliation and peace building in Rwanda

    Kigali, Rwanda

    Reconciliation in Rwanda

    Honiara, Solomon Islands

    social business producing virgin coconut oil

    Tegucigalpa, Sweden

    Started an Alliance for reconciliation in Honduras

    Freetown, Sierra Leone

    setting up sustainable business to fund education

    Mogadishu, Somalia

    Integral Mission response in Solamia

    Gogrial East County, South Sudan

    Education (esp teacher training) in South Sudan

    Pattaya, Thailand

    Working with sex workers up-skilling them to help them reintegrate back into society

    Bangkok, Thailand

    Creating employment for women living in slums through small business development

    Bangkok, Thailand

    social enterprise home made cards

    Pattaya, Thailand

    SME

    Chiang Mai, Thailand

    Rescuing and rehabilitating male sex workers in Thailand

    Chiangmai, Thailand

    Rural Development and land rights for hill tribe people in Thailand, Burma, Laos, southern China

    Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

    GBV - esp with girls

    Dar es salaam, Tanzania

    Street kids response - including Education, Health, Accommodation and Sports

    Dar es salam, Tanzania

    Gender empowerment through theological reflection

    Musoma, Tanzania

    FGM campaigner

    Entebbe, Uganda

    Developing model for OVC support to resource poor communities

    Uganda

    Supporting orphans and vulnerable children with free legal services when facing prosecution and placed in remand homes

    Kampala, Uganda

    Addressing the social exclusion of children and students

    Mbale, Uganda

    Grassroots empowerment initiatives (esp gender and youth)

    Kampala, Uganda

    Sex-worker rehabilitation - including drop-in centre and advocacy

    Kisoro, Uganda

    Community development (livelihoods) through tourism industry

    Mbale, Uganda

    Community banking and micro business

    Kampala, Uganda

    Gender equality

    Lira, Uganda

    Peacebuilding and reconciliation in Northern Uganda, Sudan and DRC

    Kampala, Uganda

    Gender empowerment

    Stellenbosch, USA

    empowering lay people to support people affected by trauma

    Mexico City, USA

    Ministry to victims of human trafficking in Mexico city, refuge home for women and children, healing and restoration.

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    Shelter for vulnerable and abused women and children from depraved backgrounds

    Cape Town, South Africa

    Human rights activist for Zimbabwean refugees

    Eastern Cape, South Africa

    Church- based response to HIV affected communities

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    Creating social networks to fight sexual violence against women

    Burtigny, South Africa

    Recognition, social justice, dignity and reconciliation for first nation peoples

    Durban, South Africa

    Church based community development initiative

    Durban, South Africa

    Invention of simplt public health intervention to improve the health of young girls who live in extreme poverty

    Cape Town, South Africa

    Transforming high risk youth involved in gangs and drugs

    Cape Town, South Africa

    social business and job creation

    Cape Town, South Africa

    Business network for skilled unemployed tradespeople

    Springs, South Africa

    Provision of education and support to youth at risk

    Johannesburg, South Africa

    Incarnational ministry amongst the urban poor

    Mafikeng, South Africa

    Care for disabled children and their parents

    Siyabuswa, South Africa

    Church based community development

    Previously Malawi & S Africa, South Africa

    Business development to support Christian workers

    Khaymandi, South Africa

    Township-based grassroots community development with a focus on OVC

    Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    Community Care Programme people living with / affected by HIV & AIDS

    Pretoria, Zimbabwe

    Mobilising advocacy campaign addressing human rights abuses inside Zimbabwe & Zimbabwean refugees in SA

    Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    HIV and CCM mobilisation

    Zimbabwe

    Bringing reconciliation & healing to individuals and communities that have experienced violence

    Zimbabwe

    Dealing with Asylum seekers and refugees especially vulnerable women and children

    Nyika, Zimbabwe

    Christian education

    Chiadzwa, Zimbabwe

    Advocacy campaigner against the exploitation of local communities due to diamond mining

    Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    Income generation through facilitating development of SMEs

    Harare, Zimbabwe

    Heathcare in Africa (Cancer prevention)

    Bulawayo, Zimbabwe

    GBV in Zimbabwe (with strong political overtones)
  • The Impact

    The effect of a well-grounded, self-aware, inspirational and visionary leader who has focused their skills on an area of social or environmental jeopardy, can transform entire communities, regions, even countries. They can – and do – establish global movements against human and environmental atrocities, addressing poverty, tackling deprivation, injustice and persecution.

    The impact and effect of connecting like-minded people, through shared journeys, experiences, understanding and learning, is seismic. Standing with and supporting the growth of a social pioneer, someone capable of catalysing change on a massive scale, and showing them they are not alone, but supported, heard, resourced and understood is transforming for them and the thousands their work and influence could or does already, directly impact.

     

    Read more…

  • Our Work since 1992

    Social Poverty

    Social Poverty

    Our beginnings in the early 90’s were in supporting those on the margins. From distributing food in UK soup-kitchens – meals for the homeless – to pioneering projects for redistribution...

    Read more...

    Rehabilitation

    Rehabilitation

    From the very start, our work orbited around people living with trauma and destructive life controlling circumstances. We worked with those who were homelessness, those in the sex industry, people...

    Read more...

    Post Conflict

    Post Conflict

    Our work has extended to war-torn Liberia, West Africa in 1992 to Burundian civil conflict in 2015.

    Read more...

    Social Enterprise

    Social Enterprise

    We initially pioneered and delivered traditional skills training, volunteer and employment opportunities for those on the margins of society, in recovery and long-term unemployed in 1991.

    Read more...

    Environment

    Environment

    In 2001 we created an industrial scale socio-environmental wood reclamation, recycling and reuse enterprise through which individuals from the margins of society could find new purpose, employment and vocational...

    Read more...

    Community Mobilisation

    Community Mobilisation

    Helping others get their hands dirty has been a big part of the past 25 years.

    Read more...

    Shared Learning

    Shared Learning

    Coaching  Mentoring  Counselling & Psychotherapy  Self Organised Learning

    Read more...

    Consultancy

    Consultancy

    Leadership and Organisational Coaching, Mentoring and Counselling Services:

    Read more...

    Collaboration

    Collaboration

    “If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together”

    Read more...

  • Chat with us

    Conversation, collaboration and partnership is great, we would love to hear from you with any questions or enquiries you may have

One Life International
Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/OneLifeInternational/https://twitter.com/onelifeInthttps://www.instagram.com/onelifeinternational/
One Life International
Registered Office
43 Eastern Avenue
Reading, Berkshire
RG1 5RX, UK

© OneLife International 2023 All rights reserved.
Registered charity No: 1091721

Design by TigerFinch

In collaboration with

Personel Accreditations and Associations