The International Women’s Hope Centre an NGO donated assorted baby items to 147 teenage mothers and gallons of liquid soap to four health facilities in the Builsa South district of the Upper East Region.

The beneficiary health facilities include the Kanjarga Health Center, Dogninga Health Center, Gbedema Health Center and the Fumbisi Health Center which all received gallons of liquid soap to assist health workers in these health facilities practice proper hand hygiene in the mist of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The director of International Women’s Hope Centre Madam Gladys Anayem in handing over the baby items to the teenage mothers at separate events at Kanjarga, Dogninga, Fumbisi, and Gbedema all in the Builsa South district encouraged the teenage mothers to further their education or learn a trade to improve their lot.

She added that, babies are gifts from God and for that matter should be catered for. She advised the teenage mothers to abstain from sex until marriage as this could lead them to having unplanned babies and other related sexually transmitted diseases.

She thanked the president of the International Women’s Hope Centre madam Gladys Adochim, Relationship Under Construction, Heartbeat International and the founder of Onpoint Education Miss Mary Akuamoah Boateng for their support to the organization.

Madam Anyekumkase Leticia a Midwife at the Fumbisi Health Centre was grateful to the International Women’s Hope Centre for the donation to the health facility saying, the donation will go a long way to assist the facility in the practice of proper hand hygiene and laundry activities.

 beneficiary teenage mothers expressed gratitude to the International Women’s Hope Centre for the donation and keeping their hope alive when some of their parents had lost hope in them for getting pregnant at an early age.

They added that, the counseling given to them by Madam Gladys Anayem has uplifted their moral to work hard in becoming responsible adults in the society.