Hope for Women in Nigeria Initiative, HOFOWEM, pet project of the wife of Lagos StateĀ Governor, Bolanle Ambode, has distributed various gift items to more than 500 children at Massey Childrenās Hospital, Lagos and Sought After Childrenās Orphanage Home, Langbasa Ajah, in a project tagged: āLove at Christmasā.
The children aged between one month and 15 years, got various gift items, that left them feeling happy and included in the yuletide celebration.
Commenting on the gesture, the founder of HOFOWEM, Bolanle Ambode, noted that it was intended to put smiles on the faces of those children and integrate them into the celebration of christmas.
She said Christmas was a period to spread love and generate happiness for persons, especially children and less-privileged people, who need assistance to meet some of their needs.
According to her, āWhat Christmas requires of all of us, is to show love and spread happiness among everyone including children. They are young persons, they need our care and special expression of love to partake in the celebrationsā.
āChristmas celebrations are not complete when we have not touched these children tenderly. As it were, this is just a token of love for the children from the foundationā.
Speaking further, the governorās wife noted that the cardinal philosophy of her foundation was to affect the lives of less-privileged persons, through interventions that bring radical improvement for them.
She said, āWhat is uppermost on our minds in HOFOWEM, is to uplift the lives of children, women, widows, aged women and challenged youths among others, to ensure happiness and quality life for themā.
She recalled that HOFOWEM had organized various programmes in the past, with the sole objective of putting smiles on the faces of that category of persons, promising that the foundation would unfold more children and women-friendly programmes in the coming year.
Also speaking, the commissioner for health, Dr. Jide Idris, represented by Dr. Funmilayo Shokunbi, expressed appreciation to the governorās wife and the foundation, stressing that, the gesture would go a long way in putting smiles on the faces of the children.
According to him, āThis noble gesture goes a long way in putting not just smiles on the faces of the children, but also demonstrates your genuine love and care for themā.
He added further, āThat you have left the comfort of your home at this period to spend time with these children, goes a long way in showing your heart of meekness, kindness and love and there is no better way to express love and integrate the children into the celebration of the yuletide, than this visitā.
The chief executive officer of the foundation, Ms. Oyefunke Adeleke, thanked the founder for graciously approving the project, aimed at providing succor for the children, stressing that HOFOWEMās agenda was about happiness for the weak and vulnerable.
She hinted that many programmes had been lined up for children and women in the new year and would be unveiled one after the other.
On behalf of the parents of the children, Mr. Emmanuel Stephen, expressed deep gratitude to the governorās wife and the foundation, for what they described as the great act of kindness, praying that God would reward her most generously.
He said: āWe are full of appreciation to Her Excellency, Mrs. Bolanle Ambode and her foundation, HOFOWEM. She was wonderful on this occasion as she has always been. HOFOWEM is another name for kindness and generosity, Mrs. Ambode has been doing it through this foundation and she has not stopped. We pray that God will continue to bless her and direct her husband, the governor of the stateā.
Signed
Folashade Kadiri (Mrs.)
Asst. Director, Public Affairs
Office of the Wife of the Governor of Lagos State
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