Hanhane Women's Shelter
A place to call home
Twenty-six women that were rejected by their families live at the Hanhane Women's Shelter near Massinga in Mozambique. Their families allege that some are "witches" and have banished them from home. Others have been abandoned by their families because of their state of disability.
Their lives are not easy because the shelter has many difficulties. They suffer hunger, lack of adequate housing of conventional material, and hygiene products which sometimes means suffering from epidemic diseases.
To reduce this suffering the Women's Society of the United Methodist Church in Mozambique has begun building permanent residences for the women. Each residence houses eight women. These are permanent secure homes that will prevent disease and theft of property from the center. Two residences ($25,000 each) are complete and MI is seeking funding for the third residence.
The residences
Each residence has four double bedrooms to house eight women. They have two toilets and two showers and a common parlor or living room with a veranda on the front. Construction began in 2009.
The appeal
Please can you help? We appreciate your support and donation to this worthy cause. Send your contribution payable to:
Missouri Annual Conference
Attention: Mozambique – Hanhane Women’s Shelter
3601 Amron Court
Columbia, MO 65202
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