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Roof repair for school in slums of Maputo.

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The year 2013 started badly in Maputo with floods and storms. Tens of thousands of people were on the run from the river water and thousands lost their homes. The areas in which Centro de Encontro is active have been hit hard as well and the school in the Mahontas district has suffered considerable damage to the roof construction, the joists are warped and the water flows inside.

This school is part of the larger project of Centro de Encontro that Moments of Joy has supported for several years now, paying for school books, materials for the football school and job training. It began one street school for vagrant children and now has two schools, each with a State-approved status and official diplomas. It is of course a blow to the project that one of the schools was so damaged.

The local contractor has estimated the cost of repairs on 1500 euros. Centro de Encontro has another loyal contributor who can fund € 700. So they need another € 800.