“Our day
kicked off nice and early but we were so eager to get started we didn’t even
need an alarm clock!
We took
breakfast, know here as “mata-bicho” (kill-the-bug) and rushed to the SVP - Sao
Vicente Paulo school, in Chokwé. There I finally had in front of my eyes the warm
colours of the places and the happy faces of the people I communicate with
everyday: Mano (“young brother”)
Hilario, Sister Alice, Mamã (“mummy’) Erma, Mano
Donaldo, …
I knew in
this trip to Mozambique [as part of ALG’s sister charity UPG Portugal], I would
meet people that would touch me deeply and whose lives I would like to keep
following forever. It would also make so much more sense of the work we do
daily...
Today I
share the story of Darcia, who was a UPG Sponsored child and is now 20 years
old. She learnt how to read in the UPG After Class and she's now supporting in SVP pre-school! Darcia's dream is to keep studying.
She lives with her grandmother (who's too old to live on her own) and she is a precious help to this elderly
lady. The family is very proud of her!
It was a
day full of hugs, Kanhimambos (‘thank yous”) and lots of
tenderness around! We had lunch at the house of the Vicentine Sisters, our
Local Partners in SVP that filled our HEARTS and our bellies too!
Chokwé is
much more that I imagined, it is smiles, it is colours, it is smells and
images…
Tomorrow we
are off to the SLM School in Manjague. Till tomorrow!”
Sonia Martins,
Sponsoring Assistant, UPG Portugal, on her first visit to the ground.
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