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Help Sister Salomé Feed Families in Rural Mozambique
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Hi my name is Jacob Potvin and I’m a field worker for First Things Foundation in Mozambique. I’ve been living and working in Mozambique for the past two years collaborating with local people and their dreams to achieve a better life. One of the inspiring people I’ve met along the way is Sister Salomé, a nun dedicated to improving the lives of women and their children. Salomé educates mothers on how to utilize the resources available to them to better feed their children and themselves. She also provides food and supplements to new mothers who aren’t able to support themselves.
Recently, there has been a lot of political unrest in Mozambique. Unfortunately this unrest has led to riots in my village of Corrane and forced me to evacuate. However, Sister Salomé has persevered and remains in the village. During the riots many shops were looted and infrastructure damaged or destroyed casuing food prices to increase which stresses many families who are already going through a difficult time they call the “Time of Hunger.” Which is a period between the months of January and April, during the rainy season, as people cultivate their fields and wait for harvest. Meanwhile, foodstuffs from last year run out and many families are forced to subsist on the bare minimum, like cassava-meal alone. The increased food prices have exacerbated this already difficult time and people are already knocking on Salomé’s door begging for help, but her supplies are running low.
It is critical that our fundraising goal is met before the end of January or these families will be at grave risk of starvation.
All funds raised will be wired to Sister Salomé so that she can purchase food such as rice, flour, oil, and milk. As per Salomé’s discretion, these supplies will be handed out to the most vulnerable in the community. $15 USD can feed two families for a week in Mozambique and $100 can support a family throughout the entirety of the “Time of Hunger.”
Please consider partnering with me and Sister Salomé in this critical work!

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