To celebrate Christmas, APM Terminals Liberia made gift donations to women at the maternity wards of selected hospitals in Monrovia: Redemption Hospital, Japanese-Liberian Friendship Maternity Center (JFK Compound), Du-Port Road Clinic, St Joseph Catholic, ELWA Hospital, 14th Military Hospital, Hope for Women Hospital and J & J Memorial Clinic.
In all, a total of about 300 new mothers received gift packages containing assorted baby items such as wipes, baby powder, shampoo, diapers, holding blanket shower gels, baby oils, amongst others.
The donation was an APM Terminals Liberia corporate social initiative program led by the female staff of the company to extend love to women who had successfully gone through the labor of child delivery during the festive season.
Presenting the items to the hospitals on behalf of the company, Jean Hannah Thompson, Head of HR, said the donation is APM Terminals’ own way of celebrating Christmas with the rest of Liberia.
She said the company embarked on this exercise the year before, and this year because of how it values family, maternal health and the role that women play in general.
“One of our aims as a company is to support women because we recognize the role women play in our society. It’s unfortunate that some cannot even celebrate with their families, but we are here for them as a family and we cherish them.” she added.
An elated group of new mothers at all hospitals thanked the company for remembering them in this season.
Hospital Administrator at JFK Memorial Hospital, Laurene Hawa Nyenpan, who spoke on behalf of the recipients, said the gesture will go a long way in supporting these women in caring for their new babies.
APM Terminals Liberia has with this gesture further underscored the company’s commitment to its values of care, respect and love for the community.