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Mozambican President, Filipe Nyusi, to Portugal, in the scope of the 4th Portugal‐Mozambique Summit.
Among several initiatives, the creation of a support and reconstruction fund
for Mozambique is noteworthy, as it brings together the support of the public and private sectors to finance projects in favour of a country that is very dear to the Portuguese, an initiative that was attended by the Portuguese Minister
of Foreign Affairs (MNE), Augusto Santos Silva.
MOTA-ENGIL PARTICIPATES IN THE MOZAMBIQUE SUPPORT AND RECONSTRUCTION FUND
At the ceremony held in Lisbon for the signing of the Partnership Protocols between the Camões Institute, an entity under the oversights of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and manager of the Fund, and the entities that contribute financially to the Fund, Mota‐Engil was present through the Group’s CEO, Gonçalo Moura Martins.
Once the Fund is implemented through the various donations, a process of
eligibility and selection of the NGDO projects to be supported in the areas of health, education, food safety and other social areas will take place.
The contribution of private partners
to this Fund is an asset for its success and expression of national solidarity towards Mozambique, through support for specific projects with local impact,
in order to make a difference, something that for Mota‐Engil is very important to ensure for the benefit of the Mozambican people.
THE EMERGENCE
OF A HERO
Among the workers of Mota‐Engil Mozambique, there were also those who had to help their families and loved ones. This was also the case, among others, of Tomás Macambuzi, a bricklayer by profession, with the company for many years, who was a true hero.
With the initial objective of saving those closest to him, he ended up saving 120 people in an improvised raft of barrels (and only a few boards used as oars!) that was built in the Dombe shipyard, with the crucial support of Armando Lima and Pedro Fontes, among other employees of the company.
We asked Aníbal Leite to explain to us what had happened, and he started by saying that “Tomás Macambuzi is, in fact, a hero! He saved 120 people from the treetops, due to the courage and improvisation
of our employees who built an improvised raft.
He started by removing people one by one, first the children, then the girls and then the widows, in exactly that order, as was reported in a report on Portuguese television”. The Executive Director of MEECA and CEO of the company in Mozambique mentioned that
a bicycle was offered as a symbol of this act of profound altruism and he intends to give a trip to Portugal as
a gift to Tomás Macambuzi so that he can be present
at the Group’s Christmas Party in 2019.
You can see the report of Tomás Macambuzi's heroic act
on the RTP website at https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/mundo/ jangada-improvisada-salvou-120-pessoas-em-mocambique_ v1152878.
Aníbal Leite admits to being touched, stating that “I am very pleased with the spirit of mutual help and solidarity shown by the employee of the Dombe workshop team, which is located in one of the areas most affected by cyclone Idai.
As a matter of fact, this type of spirit is always present in our organisation, since we are a Group that gets involved with the communities where we carry out the projects, and we also promote social responsibility policies with the support of the Manuel António da Mota Foundation”.
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