Edenvale resident Josephine Ofori-Amankwah celebrated her birthday by giving back to mothers, with newborn babies.
On her birthday, September 9, Josephine and friends visited Edenvale Regional Hospital and the Alexandra Community Health Centre where they provided mothers with hampers filled with essentials for their newborns.
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This year Josephine was joined by her friend Yu Jiang Jiang from China, who also celebrated her birthday on September 9 and helped make the project a success.
“Mothers from Edenvale Hospital and Alex Community Clinic were all happy to receive their hampers as we celebrated with their newborns,” said Josephine.
She said family and friends supported the initiative to make it possible.
“My husband, Pastor Joshua Ofori-Amankwah, was instrumental in making this happen. Tinstwalo Nkuna and Sitandiwe Mgolozile also supported the initiative financially,” said Josephine.
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She said the hampers included disposable nappies, wet wipes, baby clothes, toys, a bible and much more.
“The Bibles are very important to us as we encouraged the mothers to raise the babies with the guidance of the word of God,” said Josephine.
