The opening in 2008 of Cobue's first Maternity Clinic marked the first significant step in improving the well-being of some of the communities' most vulnerable people. And like all community projects supported by the Manda Wilderness Community Trust, it involved local people in first identifying and then fulfilling their needs.
Working closely with seven committees, the district health officer and the District Administrator, 16,000 bricks were made by seven different villages. Around six tonnes of sand and a similar amount of stone were transported by the local church and women's groups while the school children helped to carry the bricks to the building site. The US Embassy in Maputo paid for 100 bags of cement, roofing irons, door hinges, paint, nails and screws.
The Trust, with private donations including funds raised in several churches in the UK, purchased and paid transportation for local building materials such as wood and covered all the skilled labour costs.
The Trust also supports Dr. Peg Cumberland, who is doing an excellent job in training people in each village on basic health care, midwifery and HIV/AIDS.
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