Brangelina’s donation to Namibian hospitals
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007The weekly Informanté newspaper made previous claims that Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were not following through with the promise they made to donate money to two maternity hospitals in Namibia after baby Shiloh was born.
The Namibian Red Cross has made a statement that this is not true and that the money has already been transferred to the Red Cross. According to the Acting Secretary General of Namibia’s Red Cross, the donation was paid, as promised, some time ago but “international monetary and tax regulations” had been responsible for the hold up in the delivery.
“The Namibia Red Cross signed an agreement with the American Red Cross (acting on behalf of the Jolie-Pitt Foundation) for a transfer of funds between the two National Societies. The Namibia Red Cross Society then received money amounting to the total for all equipment promised to both hospitals in Swakopmund and Walvis Bay,” A Red Cross rep said. “The equipment has been ordered and we were advised that the normal lead time would be three months. All suppliers involved assured the NRCS that the targeted delivery date in February-March 2007 is still within reach,” she added.
She further expressed gratitude on behalf of the Namibian Red Cross Society to the Jolie-Pitt Foundation, “who dedicated time, energy and resources towards the lives of Namibia’s most valued and vulnerable”.




