St. Vincent de Paul used to say that «When you give alms to the poor you should give them in such a way that the poor would forgive you for giving them alms».
It is well known that the world has enough resources to allow its inhabitants to live with dignity, especially free from hunger and all illnesses related with poverty.
For about one week I had the privilege of having two special visitors from Mozambique: my former student Thelma and her son Lutchi. I met Thelma when she was eleven years old. And from her childhood Thelma always expressed her revolt against poverty and social injustices. But her revolt was more evident when she saw her father being arrested and spending two years in a political prison for «committing the crime» of expressing his opinion against the Portuguese colonialism in Africa.
It was during this visit that she talked with me about a loving and revolutionary program to combat poverty. It is about a business whose owner shares with development programs 90% of his profit. I asked her to please share with our Community the basics of this business.
Fr. Bernardino Andrade
Dignity, Love and Community coming together with Excellence!
Sunshine Nut Co. makes the World´s best cashews to make the Worldbetter. It is owned by Donald Larson and family (Americans) who are living in Mozambique for the last 10 years.
They donate 90% of distributed profits to Sunshine Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Sunshine Nut Co., to transform lives in Mozambique.
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Community Care – helping the community to expand their production area and paying a fair price for
their cashews. Health care services, education, skill training and other activities will be added. - Job Creation – construction of various small and medium sized factories that create jobs. The
cashews are roasted and packed in Mozambique. They have an exceptional taste and extraordinary
quality. - Orphans and vulnerable women – “Sunshine houses” are being built to create new protected families composed of 1 mother (widow or vulnerable woman) who «adopts» 5 or 6 orphan children that are fully taken care of with the profits of the sale of Sunshine Cashews.
WEBSITE: www.sunshinenuts.com
VIDEO in YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd2MBv8VNfgIf
If you would like to be part of this love project, a) you may donate to the Sunshine Foundation through the website above or b) if you want to promote and sell Sunshine cashews contact us at the following:
emails: thelma.venichand@gmail.com copy: lutchiklint@gmail.com
From our hearts inMozambique to your hearts Worldwide!
Thelma Elizabeth Venichand
& Lutchi Klint