Tag Archives | Mozambique

How the Bible brought clean water to Mozambique

By on February 1, 2012 in Sponsor Impact

The more you study community development, the more you realize that solutions to problems usually can be found within the community. You can’t SEE them, but they’re there. What I’m talking about are ideas … values … principles. Even beyond cement and supplies to construct clean-water wells, schools or other infrastructure, the most important thing FH gives to families locked [...]

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HIV education not only saves lives — it strengthens marriages

By on January 25, 2012 in Sponsor Impact, Stories

When FH teaches married couples about marital faithfulness as a way to protect oneself from HIV, other wonderful results often pop up. Here is testimony from a man in Mozambique who, along with his wife, participated in FH’s prevention programs which include lessons on non-verbal communication, conflict resolution and child rearing.  From left: Antonio and [...]

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WORLD AIDS DAY–More people than ever are living with HIV. Why is this GOOD news??

By on December 1, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

Today is World AIDS Day – a day when the global community takes a hard look at the AIDS pandemic and our progress in defeating it. The United Nations said 2011 was a “game changing year” for the AIDS response (source). The good news is that fewer people are dying from HIV than ever before, meaning more [...]

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VIDEO: How to cut diarrhea-related deaths in half (hint: it’s something you do every day)

By on October 19, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

If you care about clean water and are concerned for the 1.1 billion people right now who don’t have it, you probably also know that every day, about 6,000 people (mostly children under 5) die from diarrhea-related diseases (source). The World Health Organization says half of those lives could be saved just by handwashing. In Mozambique and [...]

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Striving to help mothers give birth to an HIV-free generation

By on September 2, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

“I think this is one of the best things we could ever do for HIV; it’s one of the most successful prevention methods,” says FH’s HIV/AIDS programs coordinator, Kim Buttonow, MPH. “You can have an HIV-free generation.” By expanding the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT), children of HIV-positive mothers actually could choose whether to protect [...]

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Becoming a wife and a mother, while still a child – Part 2 (Child Brides)

By on June 10, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

“Early marriage in Mozambique is a form of sexual abuse,” says Halkeno Terfasa, FH program manager in Mozambique. Halkeno has worked with FH for more than five years. “I am saying this because, on marrying, a girl is expected to surrender her childhood and assume the role of a woman. This includes engaging in sexual relations [...]

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It’s not easy being abstinent…my friends sometimes make fun of me…but I know I’m doing the right thing.

By on February 3, 2011 in Sponsor Impact

In this post: Prevention as a tool to stop HIV/AIDS. A new story from our amazing FH staff in Mozambique. Esmeralda is a young lady of 19 years. She participated in our HIV/AIDS programs in 2007 and voluntarily signed a pledge to be abstinent until marriage. Today, three years after signing her pledge, Esmeralda is very excited [...]

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