IMC Project Updates

Reintegration remains the primary focus of the children’s centre. The aim to reunite children with families is the end goal for all of the children we accept into the centre. When a child is accepted to live with us, we ensure that family ties are maintained whenever and wherever possible, by enabling children to go home for at least a weekend now and again, or even for part of their school holidays. This may require that families contribute by providing food, clothing, or bedding.

Sewing Program:

With much celebration, the new girls' dormitory officially opened just before Christmas, and with it, the spacious, new girls' sewing room, which has, after two long years, led to the reinstatement of sewing classes. Fourteen girls are being trained, 7 with some experience and 7 who are just beginning to sew. Lourdes (their teacher) is kept very busy!

Meet Augusto Lopez, currently the Director of Operations at Iris Zimpeto.

A university scholarship enabled Augusto to study for 4 years, and graduate with a degree in electrical engineering from UEM (University of Eduardo Mondlane) in 2021.

We are very proud of Augusto and his wife, Clara.

The Children of Hope program was created to support orphan children who have critical needs but have a relative able to care for them in the village. Children without relatives are relocated to the children’s homes located on the Iris base.