ExxonMobil invests in orphanage Mamana Wa Kurula

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ExxonMobil invests in orphanage Mamana Wa Kurula

3:24 CAT | 03 Aug 2018

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ExxonMobil announced on Saturday a contribution to support Mamana Wa Kurula orphanage, located in Paulo Samuel Kankhomba Village, 6km from the village of Boane.

The budgeted contribution of $50,000 will finance the construction of a facility that will be used for life skills programs and will help train and support young women graduates in the process of integration into society. The facility will also include a library to complement the orphanage’s education curriculum.

“Mamana Wa Kurula plays a vital role in protecting and providing shelter for young girls. The orphanage provides a safe and healthy environment that allows for personal and social development”, said Jos Evens, Managing Director of ExxonMobil Mozambique. “ExxonMobil shares these values and is happy to contribute to a program that promotes educational and economic opportunities for young women in Mozambique,” added Jos Evens.

Speaking to journalists, Sister Colete, who is in charge of the center, said that the multipurpose room will greatly help the children of that home, as it will include a library, which will contribute to a higher school performance of children, an area for recreational activities that will promote skills development, as well as separate older and younger girls.

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Osvaldo Manhiça, Head of the Children Department at the Provincial Directorate for Gender, Child and Social Action, praised the role of the center in the formation of the girl from the district of Boane and congratulated ExxonMobil for once again providing support to that orphanage for the construction of multipurpose room.
The representative of the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Action urged ExxonMobil to continue to look at Mozambican children, not only those at Lar Mamana Wa Kurula, but also at other shelters in the country.

Together with the National Hydrocarbons Company, ExxonMobil in 2018 also supported the 4 Pateque Honwane Farmers Association in the Manhiça district. The program, implemented by ADPP, provides training to improve the quality and quantity of income and provide the necessary agricultural tools.

In Zambézia province, ExxonMobil supported Grassroots Soccer and other local partners working on malaria prevention initiatives, and supported Lar Mamana Wa Kurula in providing school and IT equipment in celebration of International Children’s Day.

Source: Exxon Mobil Mozambique through Playground Moçambique / Press Release