Actress and host of Visat1 ‘One Show’ on Boxing Day, December 26 donated GHC 1000 to the Children’s Block of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra.
After the donation, excited Jocelyn she told GhanaCelebrities.Com, “The reason why I’m doing [donating] this is, I think because Christmas is a time of giving and giving selflessly. I thought about what to do this time around. Yes I did the partying and everything else but I realized that, I need to be able to impact certain lives or do something to put a smile on someone else’s face. I was blasting on my twitter that make sure that this Christmas, make sure you put a smile on some else’s face and I thought why not the children.”
“There are lots of charities out there… I mean I could definitely start my own charity but I’d rather donate into existing charities because it’s the same thing – it’s a good cause. So why not the children?”
She continued that instead of her to go to the beach on 26 December to have fun, she decided to celebrate the day with the children. According to her, the look on the faces of the children as she toured the wards confirms that indeed they appreciate what she has done for them. That was rewarding for her, she said.
When asked about her take on the proliferation of ‘Foundations’ and the act of giving, where every Ghanaian celebrity wants to have a foundation of their own, Jocelyn said she doesn’t hate that idea but then advised that since all the foundations serve the same purpose, it will make sense if other celebrities will rather help and donate to those foundations than setting up their own foundations.
“I wouldn’t say I don’t support [proliferation of foundations] but I think that when we all decide to do foundations and everything else then who pays into what – really? There are so many foundations out there but then there are so many people still in need. So I would rather choose different things every year or every time or every season or maybe every two –three weeks or every two – three months and donate into that. I don’t have to wait for a particular day or a particular season or a particular period to do that. It’s a good thing. Korle-Bu Children’s ward, they need help. So why don’t I pay into that rather than set up a foundation and tackling just one cause when you can donate into all other causes because all these celebrities [and everybody else] is doing that so I can still donate to their cause.
She however hinted GhanaCelebrities.Com that she would want to set up her own foundation to donate funds to support different causes. “I would want to set up a foundation not for one thing in particular but I will set up foundation to have enough funds to be able to give to different causes; HIV, Cancer, Children’s Wards. I would like to have something there where I can always dig in and donate when I have to.
Jocelyn Dumas and her team will be donating to charity every Easter and Christmas. They are also nursing the idea of building a block for one of the children hospital in Ghana.
The donation was part of Citi FM’s ‘Help Christmas Child Project’ where the station organized a party for the children. Also present was Miss Universe Ghana 2011-Yayra Nego.
Listen To The Audio Below
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girl-friend next time, please wear some loose bluse, this way you avoid sweating marks!!!! 😉
Thanks and may God bless you. but you are ageing too quick ooo
Come on Jane, even trees grow, how much more human beings.
@Adjoa Nbaaso), lol nice one! 😀
@Adjoa Nbaaso), hahahahahaa…………Adjoa wakasa! I love your reply to Jane.
the ppl who work there will chop all the food and the kids will not see anything.
@BreastLina Naa Fofo Nufuor,sadly that is possible. Just like how we saw with the Anas Osu Childrens Home covert investigation.
typical ghanaian remarks, instead of commending the girl for her good work and congradulating her, you people are talking about her clothing, sweat marks, and her aging? SMH
@Chioma,she has done well. She could also have decided to shun the photo op. There was no need for that. Typical gh this or that… Chioma you have to understand that naturally everywhere including where you are from people do the same.
Bravo girl, keep up the good work. I think it will be best if the celebrities could do these things without giving it so much publicity. Remember, God sees all the good deeds you do without publicizing it so much. All the same, you guys are doing a great job, and may God Almight continue to bless you.
oh my God Jocelyn, God has already blessed u n he will continue to bless u. the work u do will be successful, everytin that u touch will be a blessing. you’ve done a good job. at least u didnt not spend ur money on urself but u share with these sick children. believe me JO, 2012 will be ur year, God is gonna open a marvelous way for u n ur family bcos of wat u have done.. God bless!!!!!!!!!!!!!
only a good heart person will share his or her hard money with the poor people and thats wat JO has done. indeed u r a good person. as for u, u did not spend ur christmas salary to buy designers things like wat people do just to show off but u share with those who are in need. this is wat God wwant us to do to our fellow people.
Thanks Jocelyn….
Thanks for remembering these children. GOD will surely bless you..You’re a beautiful woman.
Am so glad to see all these celebrities giving back to society.At least, I have seen Confidence, Lydia Forson, Jackie and some others do it.God would definitely give it back to u all.
JOCELYN, wo y3 me taste!!!!!!!!!!!
lol. kudos for the good work. but i’m guessing that the publicity around this alone may cost more than the 10million that was donated? keep it up! maybe, less PR could mean more value given, anaa?
If these celebs are so selfless why can’t they give WITHOUT our hearing of it?
@betty boop, if they give without no one hearing of it we accuse them of doing nothing, if they give too with the cameras rolling in we accuse them of attention seeking. at least some kid got some decent meal out of it and if all celebs want to give on condition cnn and al jazeera is there to take some shots so be it. even though i must admit the “foundation culture” us getting out of hand. people are getting up ngo’s and foundations to launder money and tax evasion and avoidance reasons and the authorities need to up to scratch to close the dodgy ones
What’s with all the pictures? Another attention seeking celebrity. What a joke.
God bless u for thinking abou this children ….everybody has his or her own way of giving but celebrities need to show off cos by not doing so how will we know who is giving back to society….may God bless ur financial matters for able to give more..
May God bless you Jocelyn.
thanks for donating Jocelyn