Motivating Merseyside

June 24, 2021

A great friend of Liverpool Heartbeat, Sam Jalloh speaks to the children and staff at Knowsley Lane Primary Academy

Sam is the driving force behind the Motivating Africa Foundation and is a powerful advocate for mentoring young people to live up to their full potential.  Sam's inspiring message to the pupils of Y5 and Y6 was focused around anti-knife crime.

Joining Sam are Robin Baynes - founder of Liverpool Heartbeat, Nigel Lanceley High Sheriff of Merseyside, Liz McGovern Liverpool Heartbeat Volunteer, Police Sergeant Mike Brumskill.

Discover more about Sam and his inspiring story from surviving the horrors of war, extreme despair, to finally, heart-warming triumph

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