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June 27, 2011
Awaken Mozambique: A letter from Felisberto Tole
Felisberto Tole is the team leader in Beira, Mozambique for Awaken Mozambique - an organization founded by an Australian college professor. He has just recovered, we've learned, from a fight with malaria.
I am writing to you from Awaken Mozambique an association here in Beira, Sofala Province, Mozambique. We would like to know how can we assist you , or what kind of information you need from us, and we can then take it from there.
I am writing to you from Awaken Mozambique an association here in Beira, Sofala Province, Mozambique. We would like to know how can we assist you , or what kind of information you need from us, and we can then take it from there.
We
have a lot of people in a situation of almost homeless or living in
sheds. so we look forward to hear from you as far as we are concerned
we are ready to help you help our nation in providing housing.
We are engaged in helping the people to come out of extreme poverty
by teaching and giving them money for them to learn to do small
businesses, so that they will be able to support their families, send
their children to school, and afford to get medical help.
Our
target group are those people who,poor, who are living in desperate
situations, most in rent house which are in very bad state, vulnerable
to mosquitoes that causes malaria, cholera, most of them are not
educated, without employment, and those with employment the salary is
less than 100
USD - Imagine ? House to pay rent, food, 5 -7 kids in families and that
is not counting with the other relatives, schooling, medicine as you
can see the list goes on and on, these people have no access to Banks
because the interest rate are very high and they have nothing to secure.
So these are the kind of people we are seeking to help, so that they might be able to help themselves through the business.
Our
biggest challenges are funds to enable us help the people. We are on a
very high demand here, for the word of mouth about us has gone very far
but we are not able to satisfy many due to the lack of finances.
We
need training, coaching and expertise in creating businesses or
services they will generate income for these families to run, which are
reasonable to their level.
We need people to sponsor small businesses and yes keep in touch with them
and see how your money can change a family for the better forever.
Well this can go on and on. But in general this is what we do and who we are and this is our heart.
If you have any questions please do contact.
Please
find attached some photos as examples of the housing situations here.(
may i add : houses without water , electricity - people use paraffin lamp
and drink well water ... most because they can't afford to buy clean
water )
Felisberto
Best Regards
