Damilola Adegbite: Why I’m passionate about humanity
SULTRY actress, Damilola Adegbite has revealed why she’s passionate about saving children’s lives and empowering women in the country.
Adegbite made this known during the launch of her new book entitled, Reset: The Mind-Body Approach to a New You.
Speaking during the launch, Adegbite said the birth of Brian, her first son, seven years ago, was a life-altering experience.
According to the Tinsel star, the aftermath of her experience of motherhood led to the establishment of her foundation, ‘With a Gentle Heart’ to cater for single mothers/fathers and their children.
“Immediately, I had my first child, I launched my foundation to lend support to needy mothers and their children. Transforming from a baby girl to a mother was a huge experience for me and I can tell you that to be a mother is not an easy thing at all.”
Adegbite said since the flagged off the NGO, she has been working tirelessly for the well-being of every kid by donating to hospitals to save more vulnerable children and also empowering women with different vocational training.
“Recently, I was at the emergency ward at Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) to donate some items to nursing mothers and I noticed that children are dying just because of N21,500 to move them from the emergency ward to the main ward for treatment.
“My visitation was a blessing to some of these children as I paid their medical bills but I’m not pleased with the condition of mothers trying to save their children’s lives. I got home that day and I couldn’t sleep for two days… The state of our healthcare in Nigeria is bad. Aside that, many times, I will just take my car key and drive around to share money to struggling mothers that I see on the street.”
The new author boasted that she is already entrenched with a passion for humanity and promised never to give up as all proceeds from her book launch — either from buying a book or supporting the foundation in cash — will go to the foundation.
Adegbite hinted that her debut book highlighted her career and previous marriage experiences which she says are huge turning points in her life.
