Friends and Partners




			Friends and Partners Jill Claus, a friend of Perpetua Alfazema, moved from Ontario, Canada to Caia, Mozambique to establish Ray of Hope House, a project helping orphans and families in-need in Caia. She has been the book keeper for Kuwangisana and helped the project in the beginning months, hiring staff, arranging training, meeting with staff and medical personnel, and arranging site visits from North West Medical Teams and the Stephen Lewis Foundation before Perpetua arrived to take over as manager for the project. Jill also visits Kapasseni, and her work there has included guiding a site visit by the Stephen Lewis Foundation, helping arrange HIV/AIDS workshops, and assisting with communication. www.thecaiaconnection.com www.givemeaning.com/programs/sena Manuel Miandica is a dynamic young community organiser and educator with a passion for HIV/AIDS education and prevention. Through drama, music, debate and discussion, he provides HIV AIDS education in Kapasseni, Sena, and Caia, and hopes to expand his programs to more villages. In his position as the Director of the Kapasseni Society, Manuel works very hard to bring programs to Caia District that will benefit social and community development in the area. Manuel is also Program Coordinator and HIV/AIDS Education Program Director with the Ray of Hope project. www.thecaiaconnection.com Stephen Lewis Foundation and Medical Teams International have provided partnership funding for Kuwangisana, home based care project for people affected by HIV/AIDS. www.stephenlewisfoundation.org www.nwmedicalteams.org Ernesto Pechisso is an ophthalmology technician in Mozambique. At the request of the Kapasseni Project, he visited the village in 2006 and 2007, providing eye testing and treatment to hundreds of people. Joseph Banzi from the Kilimanjaro Centre for Community Ophthalmology joined Ernesto in Kapasseni in 2007 to advise on a sustainable model for eye care provision for Caia District. www.kcco.net Ann Mortifee, a Canadian singer-songwriter born in South Africa , has performed at five fundraising concerts for the Kapasseni Project. Ann was a key supporter in the crucial first two years, and has been a sustaining friend throughout. www.annmortifee.com Garry Brooks is a retired Victoria businessman who is helping communities in southern Africa to develop sustainably. Garry has gone to Kapasseni several times as a volunteer to consult on community development and assist with establishing the village corn grinding mill. www.africancommunityproject.com Mozambican doctors Olivier Wingi and Francisco Mbofana have assisted considerably over the years, including helping us to establish programs for HIV/AIDS prevention and home based care. Nzola Swaisa and Rob Porter, from Victoria, British Columbia fundraised for radio email, and set up stations in Kapasseni and Sena in 2006. They continue to provide technical advice and expertise. www.remcu.org Click to continue..