A New House For Teresa

Sara LadhaSocial Responsibility

Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique in February 2023, and a second time in March, leaving homes, schools, crops, and roads damaged, areas flooded, and people displaced. Teresa, a 17-year-old girl, is one of the many affected by the cyclone. She lives with her mother Rosa who is physically disabled. Their house was damaged by the cyclone. They need a new place …

A New House For Alexander

OrlandoSocial Responsibility

Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique in February 2023, and a second time in March, leaving homes, schools, crops, and roads damaged, areas flooded, and people displaced. Alexandre, a 14 year old boy who attends English and computer classes at the Educate Mozambique Association, is one of the many affected by the cyclone. His house was damaged and flooded in the storm. …

A New House For Josela

OrlandoSocial Responsibility

Cyclone Freddy hit Mozambique in February 2023, and a second time in March, leaving homes, schools, crops, and roads damaged, areas flooded, and people displaced. Josela, a 10-year-old girl who attends English and computer classes at the Educate Mozambique Association, is one of the many affected by the cyclone. She lives with her Uncle Joaquim, and their house was damaged …

The One Blue Sky Project

OrlandoUncategorized

The One Blue Sky Project is a street art project that aims to instil within children a shared humanity. The kids in Mutua participated in two of these projects, one with kids in Miami, Florida, and another with kids in Lynn, Massachuttes. The kids in Mutua first met with the kids in the USA over zoom calls to learn about …

Almost Ready to Start Building

OrlandoUncategorized

My wife and I have spent some time chatting with the masons who will be leading the school construction project. We focused on interpreting the plan, and analyzing the materials to be purchased. We are excited to start laying the foundation for our computer lab, and plan to do this as soon as we reach the $1000 mark in donations. …

Take a Tour of Mutua

OrlandoUncategorized

Welcome to Mutua! Our little village is around 50 kilometers from Beira, the closest city, and 1500 kilometers from Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. We have around 20, 000 people in our community. Most people here make a living by farming, fishing, and selling crops. Here is the local well where everyone goes in the morning to collect fresh water …

More Cement Blocks

OrlandoUncategorized

We’ve been hard at work making more cement blocks and now have a total of 700! We have 1,800 left to go. We’ll need 2,500 in total to build our computer lab.

Making Cement Blocks

OrlandoUncategorized

Today I spent the day fabricating cement blocks we’ll use to build our computer lab. With help from two friends, and one cement blocks expert, who was able to guide us on how to properly make the blocks, we were able to get a lot done. We started with 10 bags of cement and after a day of work, ended …