In September a new Sister arrived at ALG’s HIV Day Care Centre. In charge of exclusively supervising this project, Sister Anatércia is 36 years-old and was born in Matola, Maputo. She studied Accounting and for 3 years she was a refrigeration technician at a Portuguese company in Mozambique. Afterwards, Anatércia decided to join the Vincentian …
Day 21. Sister Anatercia takes over the Day Care Center. Read More »
Due to the pandemic and social distancing, many ALG projects faced challenges to assure a good performance and implementation while adapting to the current moment, to continue administrative work, to allow the mapping of new information and a quick answer to new local needs imposed by the local context. In communities where people lack access …
In this International Childrens Rights Day, we celebrate the happiness of Maila, who received running water for the first time! The access to clean water and basic sanitation is an essential human right that is so often missing in the lives of our kids at A Little Gesture. Thanks to the generosity of her sponsor …
This year the Mozambican Education system determined that every secondary education youngster must have a uniform for Physical Education classes. A Little Gesture’s children were not left out and thanks to our Sponsoring Programm from our Portuguese sister-charity UPG Portugal, they received a great uniform that enables them to practice sports in a more comfortable way! All …
Everyone is important, everyone is worthy, and need the several Littles Gestures from Sponsors… from Donors… from Friends, and naturally from all the ALG/UPG team in UK, Portugal, and Mozambique! We cannot be indifferent to certain situations that come to our attention through our local partners, especially during our regular visits to the ground, and …
“There will always be a family that stays in your memory longer than others” Read More »
The year of 2016 was particularly hard for the communities under ALG´s care in Chokwé, including the children sponsored by our sister-charity UPG Portugal. In this rural region, where it does not rain for over a year, the extended draught has prevented domestic crops to grow. Thus, the underprivileged families cannot rely on the land …
In the last weeks, the Day Center has a new boy! Nataniel is 7 years old and in October came to the Day Center because he is infected with HIV and he needs a lot of care. With the crisis and dryness, Nataniel’s mom, also HIV positive, had to look for other jobs to take …
Three times a week, we fraternize and help the children on the ALG HIV Centre in Manjague (Chokwé). This day centre on the grounds of the Santa Luisa Marillac School receives 31 sick children. Some have HIV/AIDS and some have tuberculosis. Here they receive medication, adequate meals and the healthcare that most of them lack …
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Throughout the year of 2016, the draught felt in some areas of Mozambique aggravated the already poor living conditions of families. Family farming plots allows several families to obtain a meagre income. This situation forced A Little Gesture to adopt a few emergency measures. Since June, the Basic Baskets delivered to the families of sponsored …