AFC hosts 87 New Amsterdam female inmates

May 14, 2017 News

The Alliance for Change in the spirit of Mother’s Day being celebrated all across the world today, took the opportunity to spread some cheer to the female inmates of the New Amsterdam Prison yesterday.

AFC officials assisting with the lunch

Eighty-seven inmates were treated to a scrumptious lunch provided by the leader of the Alliance for Change and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Raphael Trotman.
The party leader also sent “something special” for the inmates that included cupcakes and chocolates.
Public Relations Coordinator of the Alliance for Change, Ruth Johnson, told reporters that the AFC wanted to do a pre-Mother’s Day lunch for the female inmates “so that they can feel loved and let them know the AFC cares”.
Johnson explained, “We want to let the women know that they are not alone, that they are being thought of, they are loved and even though we are on the outside we feel their pain and we understand what they are going through.”
She expressed that after hearing their personal stories, which they shared to those gathered it was an emotional moment for her and the other members of the party who were present, “we hope to do this again apart from Mother’s Day, their stories were touching”.
The inmates thanked the Alliance for their kind initiative and encouraged them to return. They also took part in skits, poetry, drama etc.
The Party is also looking forward to have an event of a similar nature for the father’s on Father’s Day.