Guinea-Bissau: Augusta Henriques
Augusta Henriques, the Executive Director of Tiniguena, a development and environmental education organization in Guinea-Bissau, is a long-time friend and colleague of Inter Pares. Augusta has devoted her life to working for social change and peace in her own country and nurturing solidarity for justice with others around the world. She recently sent us this message:
"Here, in Guinea-Bissau, people working with Tiniguena are addressing all kinds of difficulties, to create a dream and build a country that will be worthy of our children. Our country is plunging more and more into insecurity and you cannot imagine what it is like to try to work for long-term change in such a state of constant instability. But love for this country and for its people gives us courage. Faith in what we are trying to build gives us the energy to continue to struggle and to show that it is possible to sow the seeds of hope for a future of justice and dignity. And all the women and young people with whom we are working demonstrate such magnificent courage. Every day, the staff of Tiniguena also demonstrate such courage, struggling to make advances in our programs in spite of the unstable political situation and the difficult economic conditions . . . I wanted to share these words from the heart with you, and say that we are with you on this road and with the same conviction and commitment to build a future that will be more just and more worthy for generations to come."
Our Home is our Promised Land (French only), Keynote address by Augusta Henriques of Tiniguena at Inter Pares' 30th Anniversary Symposium, "Citizen Action: Challenging the Limits," April 2005
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