Wheelchair donated to a Kiva Mozambican client by KivaFriends!!!
5 August 2008 at 15:29 JD Bergeron 5 comments
A week ago, Regina Jose, Hluvuku’s client in Mozambique, received a brand new wheelchair to replace her broken one!!! KivaFriends donated it, and with the help of many people it was bought, transported from South Africa to Mozambique and delivered to her!!
Regina was so happy with her new wheelchair that she even cried! Now she will be able to resume her activities and will go to church on Sundays, something she described as her favorite activity. As I wrote in my last blog, it took just over one month since my first journal about Regina to get all this done. One of Regina’s lenders who is also part of KivaFriends brought this into KivaFriends attention and in a teamwork event it was successfully concluded!
As I mentioned in my last blog, I’m quite impressed with this network of good-hearted people that don’t know each other in person but work together for the same cause – to help those in need.
The picture shows Regina shaking Bernardo Tembe’s hand (Hluvuku CEO) and with Ernesto Rungo, Regina’s loan officer from Hluvuku.
I’m already back from my fellowship in Mozambique and as some other fellow fellows, I will write about my microfinance experience in my next blog.
Ate mais.
Posted on behalf of Beatriz Mauro
Entry filed under: Hluvuku-Adsema, KF4 (Kiva Fellows 4th Class), Mozambique. Tags: Beatriz Mauro, KivaFriends.
1. Ted Anderson | 9 September 2009 at 20:03
I worked with Ernest Rungo in Mocambique in the 1990′s when we both worked for Development Aid from People to People. Ernesto, if you read this, please email me at tedandd@hotmail.com I was so happy to find a picture of my friend Ernesto on the internet! Ted Anderson, Philadelphia, USA
2. salim J Kanji | 11 August 2008 at 18:05
OooooooooooooooooPs!
ourwebsite is http://www.service2humanity.com
3. salim J Kanji | 11 August 2008 at 18:04
Pleae visit us and let know if we can help, however our chellenge is to find a sponser for the shipping cost!
Salim J Kanji
toronto Canada
4. Glenda | 6 August 2008 at 01:15
It was my great pleasure to be able to both lend to Regina and contribute to the wheelchair fund for her. She truly is an inspiration to us all!
5. Steve | 5 August 2008 at 19:14
Thanks for sharing the great news and success of this story. Kiva Friends are very grateful.