BY SETHABILE MYENI
MBABANE – Siphilile Maternal and Child Health will be hosting a fundraising dinner and a comedy night at the George Hotel on the 15th of December 2023.
EPN has gathered that the event is scheduled to start at 6.30 pm under the theme ‘Sustainability of Community-Based Programs through Corporate Social Responsibility’ and also the disclosed entertainers which is Mdura the comedian as the MC, Comedian Ndosh weBenguni and Judah.
Siphilile Maternal & Child Health is a community and faith-based, non-governmental organization (NGO) located in Matsapha under Kwaluseni Inkhundla in the Manzini Region. This NGO focuses on promoting maternal and child health at the community level mainly through health education, screening, and early referral. We enroll and support women beginning from pregnancy, journey with some of them through labor and delivery, and continue our support until their children are 5 years old. Our catchment areas are inclusive of the following constituencies: Kwaluseni, Manzini North, Manzini South, Ludzeludze, and Lobamba Lomdzala.
The Programs Manager at Siphilile, Njabuliso Lukhele revealed that she was excited to host the event together with the Executive Chairman of United Holdings, Nelile De Sousa. She said they will use the funds from the event to cover activities of the organization.
“The activities of the company include the infrastructure; Build an ECD Centre, build a clinic, Extend office space. We will also need to sustain our financial resource mobilization to help our vulnerable clients and ensure financial sustainability. We also want to formalize and strengthen relations with partners. We want to sponsor the growth of the Expansion to other communities and integrate the male involvement project into the Mentor Mother program,” she said.
Lukhele thanked the public and stakeholders for supporting them on previous events and she later pleaded for support from the public to buy tickets for this coming event.
“The organization hopes to see every stakeholder at the event, we will also appreciate your early Christmas gifts for the children in the communities,” said Lukhele.
