It's Time for Africa! :)

It's finally here- we're leaving on a jet plane bright and early tomorrow morning! :) This afternoon we received an email from HFH Moz sharing stories of the families we will be building homes for. As most of you know, the HFH project in Moz is unique. With over 1 million Mozambicans living with HIV/AIDS, Habitat has created a special program called the Orphans and Vulnerable Children program. This means that all of the families we will be working with are either living with at least one family member who has the disease or has been directly impacted by it in some way.  

In the first family there is Filida Cossa. She is a widow, having lost her husband to AIDS, and now supports her two girls, Eunice Bernardo (15 years old) and Giloide Bernardo (12 years old) on her own. Both girls attend school (grades 5 &6) and work around the house and farm to help provide for their family.

In the second family there is Cacilda Mboene and her two girls, Veronica Mboene (10 years old) and Ercilia Mboene (6 years old). Both girls work on the family farm and sell their vegetables to support themselves.

Our third house is being built for Eunice Arone Ngove. She is 12 years old and has been living by herself since she lost her mother to AIDS last year. Eunice is attending school and is in grade 5. Her aunt lives just 1 minute away and helps to feed and clothe her but she does not have room for her to live at her home.

It's these kind of stories that put everything back in perspective and bring it all home. It's why we're doing this! Thank you to everyone who has helped us along the way- you are just as much a part of it as we are! :)




Eunice Ngove



Cacilda Mboene



Filida Cossa