About OTHDABERE Fresh Start Foundation Worldwide
The living conditions of the people in the community motivated Pastor Dorothy Ohenewa to come out with the idea to provide for the fundamental needs of the impoverished.
How We Began
OTHDABERE Fresh Start Foundation Worldwide was founded in 2018 by Pastor Dorothy Ohenewa to provide and support homeless people, the less privileged, young mothers in need, orphans, widowers, deprived communities, families in need, and other vulnerable children and people in Ghana, West Africa, and beyond.
OFSFW is a registered charity and non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) in Ghana with a branch in the United Kingdom. It embraces all with a determined heart for positive change, providing daily basic needs and care for all people in need worldwide.
Pastor Dorothy Ohenewa's calling began during a visit to Ghana, where she volunteered with the social service department and encountered families who couldn't afford basic necessities. She met pregnant women who couldn't afford food, water, or hospital bills, and teenagers who felt forced into dangerous situations just to eat. These experiences led her to establish OFSFW to combat suffering, poverty, and distress, and to promote the wellbeing of deprived communities.
The goal of OFSFW is to empower individuals and families with resources, finance, business strategies, education, training, and other means to become independent — able to support their own lives and contribute to their communities.
Our Vision
Our vision is to support the needy in our midst, creating an environment where their vision can be realized and where they can experience a life worthy of living.
Our Mission
Our mission is to generate resources by partnering with individuals, groups, other non-governmental organizations, and corporate entities to change the lives of the needy in our society in Ghana and across the continent of Africa.
Pastor Dorothy Ohenewa
Pastor Dorothy Ohenewa is a trained social worker in the United Kingdom with over a decade of experience in non-profit organization management, family services, and primary health care. She is also a registered nurse, working as a Nursing Manager, Master Marriage Mentor, and Relationship Coach, with additional training in Leadership & Strategic Management and Pastoral Leadership & Ministry.
Her contribution to the NHS in the UK saw her named Best Nurse of 2018 by the Laurels Group of Care Homes, London. She is also Chief Executive Officer of OTHDABERE Industry, running a food business, a fashion & cosmetics line, and a marriage & family therapy service — channelling her business income into supporting the Foundation.
Her passion is to restore hope for many people by changing lives through family support and providing systems that help underprivileged families live decent lives — with access to good food, water, clothing, medication, counselling, and hospital support.
What We Aim To Do
Share the Christian Gospel with everyone.
Promote and protect the physical and mental health needs of vulnerable and impoverished people.
Support families facing hardship, and individuals who are homeless or living on the streets without food, water, clothing, or medical aid.
Provide treatment and support, including medical equipment, medications, and hospital bill assistance.
Offer rehabilitation and recovery support through our counselling services.
Support underprivileged communities with advice, guidance, employment support, tuition, and healthcare.
Promote education for children whose parents are unable to provide for schooling and related needs.
Relieve the needs of those with chronic health problems in deprived communities.
Our Blessing Bags
Blessing Rubber Bag
Used for distributing food to families — bags of rice, oil, milk, sugar, sardines, tuna, noodles, onions, tinned tomatoes, corned beef, and more.
Blessing Stringed Bag
For pregnant women, mothers, and babies struggling with basic mother-and-baby items — baby food and clothes, food supplies, electricity support, diapers and wipes, and medications.
The Role of Our Counsellors
Counsellors within OTHDABERE Fresh Start Foundation provide mental and emotional support, crisis intervention, resilience building, conflict resolution, education and awareness, trauma recovery, career and life counselling, advocacy, and program development — working alongside NGOs, government agencies, healthcare providers, and community leaders to strengthen support for those they serve.