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"New Beginnings" to open doors in new year

Contact: Claudia Monlouis

Monday, November 24, 2008 – The Division of Human Services announced the winners of the Transit Home Naming Competition last week, as the organization gets set for an official opening of the home by February 2009.  Student of the  Camille Henry Memorial School, nine-year-old Ronelle George, emerged the first place  winner  establishing  his  submission  ‘New Beginnings’ as the official name of the Children’s Home with immediate effect.

Family Case Worker with responsibility for the New Beginnings Children’s Transit Home Angelina Muhammed said the hundreds of submissions received were of a high standard, making the selection process very challenging for the panel of judges.

In the end the judges decided on consolation prizes for five other students.  Main Sponsor, Lime, provided the first prize winner, Ronelle George, with a laptop computer, printer and three cell phones.

Meantime,  Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health, Felix St. Hill captured the significance of  Universal Children’s Day  and  reiterated the  ministry’s commitment to  alleviating the plight of  children who are  abused and disadvantaged in the community.

“We wish to take this opportunity to commend the National HIV and AIDS Programme Secretariat for their work in reducing mother to child transmission,” he told the audience.

The National AIDS Programme Secretariat is receiving praise from the Ministry of Health for its unwavering work in that area, and in particular, for the high rate of success realised in its Mother-to-Child HIV and AIDS Prevention Programme.

Mr. Felix St. Hill extended the acknowledgement against the backdrop of Universal Children’s Day observed on Thursday 20^th November and the rising scourge or children affected or infected by HIV and AIDS.

 “There are children in Saint Lucia who are also victims of serious forms of child abuse, neglect, abandonment, abject poverty, and who are infected with and affected by HIV and AIDS. Children affected by HIV and AIDS may experience poverty, homelessness, school drop out, discrimination, loss of  opportunity and early death,” said Mr. St. Hill. 

In light of such serious risks, Mr. St. Hill underscored that the intervention by NAPS in reducing mother-to-child transmission is even more valuable to protecting the unborn child.

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