What is this is what your life looked like? What if this was where you worked and lived? For those in the Lixao (trash dump) community, this is reality. What would daily life be like for you? What would it be like to be a mother?
We (Living Stones and Massa Human, a group from a Baptist church in Carpina) wanted to make a special time to celebrate these brave warrior mothers who go to war to make sure their children survive on a daily basis. Some of the workers stayed up to 1am baking this beautiful cake! To the left are nail files with hand-sewn flower decorations, and on the right are scented soaps.
Making do with what we had, the trash-built houses in the background, over 20 mothers came and sat, swatting flies away the best they could. Paper hearts with poems were put up to decorate the rough bricks.
The children colored, cut, and decorated hand/heart cards for their mothers, trying not to get it dirty, since there was no table or floor.
And then we had one very special presentation with lots of love.
And of course the food.
And so much laughter.
Thank you for your support!
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