The Founder, President of the African Health Initiative Inc. Madam Claudia Temple has donated dozen of foam mattresses to suckling, pregnant and mothers with under five babies and their families to preventing them from sleeping on the floor.The donation was made on Saturday 28th January, 2017 to the Help Empower Polio Persons Community living along PWD Pademba Road in Freetown.MamaYe Communication Specialist was contacted by Mrs. Temple after she watched a video documentary captured by BBC Media Africa team shared on their Facebook page showing the deplorable conditions women, children and their families have been living.She then asked me to do a follow up visit in order to assess the urgent needs of the people.From the visit I made, I learnt that pregnant women and children have been living in makeshift housing with very poor sanitary condition. They earn their living from begging on the street.What captured Claudia's heart to donate foam mattresses to them was because women and their children have been sleeping on the floor because they cannot afford the cost to buy quality mattresses.The Chairman of the disable community, Ishmael Borie, told Claudia over a telephone conversation before the donation was made that, food, clothing; educational materials for their children were among the basic needs they lack.He went on to say during the raining season, their roof leaks because the zincs and tarpaulins on top have worn out.Fever, malaria and diarrhea are common illnesses affecting women and children this I was reliably informed.Beneficiaries expressed thanks and appreciation to the Founder, President of African Health Initiative for upgrading their lives by providing them good foams to sleep on.In order to continuing her support to them, the Founder, President of African Health Initiative has further launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise more funds to support their needs.Mrs. Temple is one of the active members of the MamaYe Salone Whattapp group. She is very passionate of helping mothers and babies. She is a health professional residing in the United States of America.Click here to read about African Health Initiative latest donation to three hospitals in Freetown
The Founder, President of the African Health Initiative Inc. Madam Claudia Temple has donated dozen of foam mattresses to suckling, pregnant and mothers with under five babies and their families to preventing them from sleeping on the floor.The donation was made on Saturday 28th January, 2017 to the Help Empower Polio Persons Community living along PWD Pademba Road in Freetown.MamaYe Communication Specialist was contacted by Mrs. Temple after she watched a video documentary captured by BBC Media Africa team shared on their Facebook page showing the deplorable conditions women, children and their families have been living.She then asked me to do a follow up visit in order to assess the urgent needs of the people.From the visit I made, I learnt that pregnant women and children have been living in makeshift housing with very poor sanitary condition. They earn their living from begging on the street.What captured Claudia's heart to donate foam mattresses to them was because women and their children have been sleeping on the floor because they cannot afford the cost to buy quality mattresses.The Chairman of the disable community, Ishmael Borie, told Claudia over a telephone conversation before the donation was made that, food, clothing; educational materials for their children were among the basic needs they lack.He went on to say during the raining season, their roof leaks because the zincs and tarpaulins on top have worn out.Fever, malaria and diarrhea are common illnesses affecting women and children this I was reliably informed.Beneficiaries expressed thanks and appreciation to the Founder, President of African Health Initiative for upgrading their lives by providing them good foams to sleep on.In order to continuing her support to them, the Founder, President of African Health Initiative has further launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise more funds to support their needs.Mrs. Temple is one of the active members of the MamaYe Salone Whattapp group. She is very passionate of helping mothers and babies. She is a health professional residing in the United States of America.Click here to read about African Health Initiative latest donation to three hospitals in Freetown