About Lifeline
Who we are and what we do.

Lifeline Ministries Inc  is a registered non-governmental organization (NGO) in Dominica that touches the lives of the most vulnerable in society providing a voice for the unrepresented and victimized, empowering others to move on from their personal disasters to become agents for positive change in society.

Executive Director

• Tina Alexander ​​

Office Manager: 

• Bernadette Jean Jacques
  

Board of Directors

• Harrigan Alexander
• Jane Armstrong
• ​Joan Henry
• Debbie Jean Jacques
• Tahera Robinson

LNI Representative

• Hilton Albert
• Avril McIntyre

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The following recording is of the graduation of the survivors support training founded by the Maria Holder Memorial Trust. It also features the graduation of the Peaced Together course and solidarity speeches of state and non state actors.

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Tina Alexander
Executive Director

Harry and Tina Alexander

Tina Alexander trained in social work in London and worked for ten years specializing in Child Protection and Mental health.  In 1988, she visited the Caribbean with Lifeline Network International  and, while in Dominica, fell in love with Brother Harrigan. They married in 1993 and, for over 30 years, have built a life with their two children and extended family on the island . Here, Tina worked as a psychiatric Social Worker, developing a community psychiatry model until 2001 when she left the Ministry of Health to develop the NGO, Lifeline Ministries, and to study for a Masters in Counselling.

Tina’s passion is for children to enjoy their right to be safe, strong and free. She has a vision where everyone can access food, housing, education and healthcare, regardless of income, race, gender or religion. She aims to facilitate spaces where victims can come, broken, and transition from survivor, to advocate, to champion. To this end she has trained over 100 volunteers and developed a Survivors Support Network which includes a Helpline, Refuge and Peaced Together Recovery program.   

Tina and Harry's Involvement with Lifeline NetwNI
Tina became connected with John Singleton, the founder and Chair of Lifeline Network, in 1980 when she joined Lifeline Church in London, UK. Harry joined the Lifeline network in 1987 when John visited the island. Tina describes being part of the Network: ‘The sense of real shared life is key… a committed reliable caring context for holistic development… a safe place to make mistakes and get up… a context to be creative… distance makes no difference and being committed elsewhere simply builds on the foundation. It is in our DNA. The global connections where others have also caught this way of living are instant and precious.  Harry and I see ourselves as an integral part of the network: in relationship with other individuals across the globe who share our values.”  Harry and Tina host a weekly prayer meeting at their home called the Watering Hole.

She says ‘We can 'be there' with people in their pain, their grief and their challenges and stand with them sharing what we have without creating dependency.’ With her work, she aims to create a presence in Dominica, standing up for integrity in project management, compassion for those traditionally rejected such as those living with disabilities sexually transmitted diseases and mental illness, and justice in particular for those who experience abuse and exploitation.

Harrigan Alexander
Chairman, Board of Directors

Harry on his boat Emmanuel 3

Harrigan "Harry" Alexander is the figurehead and spiritual authority of Lifeline Ministries, Dominica. Brother Harry is the foundation of the Ministry, whilst often in the background.

Having trained at Christ for the Nations Bible School in Montego Bay in Jamaica, Harry has an extensive prayer and preaching ministry. He is also a licensed marriage officer.
 
Known as "Preacher" at Roseau Fisheries,  he has previously taken tourists on sea sightseeing tours, including giving introductions to local line-fishing. Unfortunately, he lost his boat to Hurricane Maria in 2017, but after eight years, after contributions from the World Bank and other donations, he was recently able to place his new boat, Emmanuel 3, on the sea.
 
Harry often is seen driving his grey pickup truck with Lifeline Ministries emblazoned across the windscreen, as he ferries tourists and delivers relief goods to families in need.

​He is truly the Father figure to the extended family that is Lifeline. 

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​Bernadette Jean Jacques plays a crucial role as office administrator. Often the face of Lifeline to the public as they come seeking advice and support, Sister Berns as she is affectionately known, is a friendly hostess for all our AirBnB guests and tourists in trouble. She can also be found patiently assisting our sponsored families with children with special needs . She is a leader in her church and a key player in the Lifeline Family. 

​​​Debbie Jean Jacques is a retired public officer having worked with the Government of Dominica and private NGO’s over the past 30 years.
 
Her academic studies are in Agriculture, project proposal and small business development which has afforded her wide, one-on-one experience with rural people. She decided to retire early due to an unfortunate experience with breast cancer in 2010 and soon after began volunteering as an adult literacy teacher with the Adult Education Program of the government of Dominica.  Thereafter, she began a small private enterprise called ‘Ti Boutique' which seeks to supply mastectomy bras and prostheses to low income breast cancer survivors. She is a proud member of the Dominica Cancer Society as well as other women's support groups in Dominica. Her passion now is being able to reach out to as many women as possible to help provide spiritual and mental support during their journey of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.