ALG invited the Portuguese NGO ColorADD
to visit our operations in Chokwè in February 2017, including the SVP and the
SLM school projects.
Between the 19th and the 28th February, a ColorADD team made their
initial visit from what ALG expects to develop into a long-term partnership between the two
charities. This visit by team leaders Bárbara Neiva and Joao Santos included a
recognition visit, the distribution of ColorAdd kits (bag, pencil and activity
books) and awareness raising towards color-blindness. ColorAdd has developed a
color identification system through a code that allows color-blind people to be
inserted into society.
During this visit the team ran a screening of all the children in the
HIV Centre with a report fully available for consultation and photos here. The children were thrilled with
all the attention and both parties concluded this was a mutually enriching
experience to be repeated over the medium-term!
A TESTIMONIAL FROM
COLORADD
“We went looking for the smile inside a child's eyes... we
came back with a lot of colourful glances and with a full heart! From Escola
Santa Luísa de Marillac to the Day Centre for HIV positive children, we were
always welcomed with open arms and were able to share experiences with almost
1000 children and their teachers, carried out colour-blindness screenings,
offered ColorADD kits with school material... but, more than that, we touched
and were touched by the generosity of every single person who accompanied us in
this adventure. For now, we have the certainty of wanting to go back and the
promise that we will go back... there are many other smiles to colour!!! A
strong and heartfelt thank you to all those who helped us make this crusade
possible. To UPG/ALG (Um Pequeno Gesto/A Little Gesture), who supported us from
the beginning and accompanied us on the field through its Director, Anabela
Nina, its Volunteers and its Local Technicians... from all we received the strength
to go on doing more and better... and we will!!! Color is for All!!!
ON THE HIV CENTRE
CHILDREN
“Which child marked us more? ALL! For themselves and for the incredible
work being performed by ALG and the Vicentine Sisters in the Centre!!!
If we have to chose, me Barbara I chose Helio Machavane, a hyper sensitive, creative and intelligent boy,
and Marcia, incredibly docile though naughty, very independent. Mano Joao was
surrendered to Lavinesse, to her
sweetness and intelligence.”
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