Welcome

On June 2^nd 2010, the president of ADDHU, Laura Vasconcellos, presented our fieldwork to the students of Castelo da Maia Secondary School, and talked about the violation of human rights in Burma and Kenya, raising special interest among the students on the issue of Female Genital Mutilation, as well as other issues such as tolerance and respect for the Other, integrating cultural differences, tribal issues in Kenya and gender equality.

On June 7^th 2010, ADDHU began its partnership with Ajuda de Mãe, through the donation of 30 baby pushchairs to the president of Ajuda de Mãe, Mrs. Madalena Teixeira Duarte, which will benefit young teenage mothers supported by this Portuguese charitable institution.

On March 2010, we rescued another little orphaned girl from poverty and abandon, by sheltering her in our Wanalea Children’s Home. Her name is Hilda, she is only 4 years old and she comes from the rural area of Kisii, where she was living with a “grandmother” who asked for ADDHU’s support and assistance, as she wasn’t able to ensure the basic needs of the child. Hilda is an orphan: both her parents died from HIV related complications, but Hilda isn’t HIV+. In the Wanalea Children’s Home, little Hilda was reunited with her sister Dolivine, who is 8 years old and has been living in the Centre since August 2009.

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