Andre and Ailina Parafina.
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Location:
Mozambique, Inhambane Province, Unguana
Sector:
Semi – commercial farming
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Who are Andre and Ailina ?
Andre and Ailina Parafina
Andre is 88 years and Ailina 65 years . They had 11 children . Three of their children died as adults . One was a driver and got killed in an accident and the other 2 boys were sick and died . They left 13 grandchildren with Andre and his wife . These children are also adults now , and only 1 is still staying with them . Also some of his other children are staying with them and help with the work .. There are 16 people who eat from their house every day.
The family owns 8 cattle, 4 goats, 4 pigs , 9 chickens, 8 ducks, 10 mango trees, 6 coconut trees, 20 citrus trees and 50 Cashew nut trees. They have got 20.7 ha of land, of which 6 ha are de-bushed and on which they plant maize, peanuts, sorghum and beans. They are very positive to work with AgriServi to change their piece of land into a semi-commercial farm. The children who are working with Andre now , will inherit the farm when he dies .
Happy Story – He is very happy that they have started again after the war . It was not easy , but it was the only thing they could do . He is also very happy to be part of the church .
Sad Story - During the war soldiers took all 15 his cattle he had at that time , but the death of his children were even more sad than the lost of his cattle . He only found his first cow again , 4 years after this incident .
Never forget Story - Andre also told us a story that happened during the war time . They would all dig holes to put things like plates , spoons ,forks and knives into the holes so that the soldiers cannot find . Then one day someone from their area was eating with the soldiers and then told them . They then came to Andre and he had to show them where everything was . They took all their stuff . This man who told the soldiers then also tell them that they have got some beans up in the coconut tree . The soldiers then ask the man himself to go and fetch it . When he found the beans in the coconut tree , he started eating the dry beans there in the tree., but then when he wanted to come down , he fall and broke his back . He was taken to the hospital in Masinga . He recovered and can even walk again , but he could never be normal . They forgave him for what he was doing to them .
Dream for the area: André and Ailina agree that if they would receive a lot of money to spend on agriculture for the area , they would just open a lot of boreholes to provide water for the area . After that they would de-bush , plough and plant for all the people .
Their own dream: Their own dream is the same than their dream for the area .
Present income: They earn more or less USD 900/year and then their food.
Interested to look at their land on Google Earth ??? - Here are the coordinates:
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