Women in Northern Mozambique – a tough species!
Written by Francois Rauch
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The church on a hill |
Thirteen woman came running from the small church on a hill. Singing, clapping hands and making those unique African sounds with their tongue. We are serious about serving the woman of Africa too. “I had 6 children but only have 2 left”, the one lady said with a shakey voice. The other woman echoed her comment and we all felt extremely emotional listening to their stories. “POVERTY KILLS” I thought quietly. Their stories where the same. They have never been visited or cared for by anyone ever! Alta Rauch decided to start a women’s school where ladies would have the opportunity to learn how to read and write by using the Bible as a tool. Men allow this (which is truly [a credit] in this culture) because the Bible is being used.
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Alta in serious mood as she teaches the ladies to persevere and continue their studies. |
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What was so sad about all of these ladies in a village near Chemba was that each one of them has lost children due to diseases. |
Literacy is not the only project uplifting the women. Vegetable gardens, seed production and even a water pump is in the pipeline to help women to look after themselves, their families and even play an economic role in their communities.
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Alta handing out stationary for the ladies school. Each school has 2 teachers with manuals written in their mother tongue so they can learn to read and write. |
While sitting at this school I couldn’t help to shed a tear. There were very little food available – and they were living next to the mighty Zambezi river. Due to a lack of water their crops failed!!!! Our solar water pump project has just started and gaining momentum to help these communities.
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It’s all about these wonderful women from Mozambique. They seem to survive extreme poverty in ways I have not yet seen anywhere else. True heroes!! |
One of the most interesting visits even further north of the town Morrumbala was a women’s group from the Lolo tribe. They have never had a book or any writing in their mother tongue. A program was also started in this isolated community to help them to read and eventually understand the BIBLE.
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The women from the LOLO tribe in Northern Mozambique. |
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It took me forever to get these kids from the LOLO tribe to trust me with my camera. I succeeded after about an hour. |
The trip north deep into Mozambique showed us one thing again: There are wonderful people and strong women who want to change their world, who want to change the effects of POVERTY … if someone would just come and show the way! Would you?”
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Another happy ladies group in Morrumbala. |
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Ladies came from everywhere. By the time we reached this ladies school in Morrumbala it was late and raining. |
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A lighter moment with wonderful kids in rural northern Mozambique. |
For more news on the water project, stay tuned. An update is coming shortly!