Maria João....

The ONGD CIC-Portugal invited the jazz singer Maria João to be the godmother of a mega-campaign of angariação of deep, to revert in favor of the moçambicanas children, of the city of the Namaacha, the 80 km of the Maputo capital.

The partner of CIC-Portugal in this campaign of solidarity is the operator AIR Telecom, that disponibilizou a line of calls of added value. Cost of each call is of 60 cêntimos (which if adds IVA), the one that if removes 48 we cêntimos for the cause. The number of telephone associated with the campaign is 760 301 111 and the line will be active during 3 weeks. It is intended to angariar, at least, the amount of 8.000, 00 Euros.
The campaign “To each call, a fed child” its beginning designated with a conference of the press in the headquarters of AIR Telecom started officially in day 19 of February, being, where they had been collaborating gifts direcção and of CIC-Portugal, the administration of AIR Telecom and the godmother of the campaign, Maria João. The campaign finishes at the beginning of April.

The campaign destines it to angariar financial resources enough to feed per one year about 200 children and young resident orphans in the Boarding school Auxiliadora Maria, pertaining the Salesiana Congregation. These children and young with ages between the 5 and 17 years, do not have the support of the World-wide Program of the Feeding and the poverty situation where if they find is very serious. The foreseen duration of the campaign is of three weeks.
CIC-Portugal Association for the Cooperation, Interchange and Culture, is an organization vocacionada for the international cooperation and the support the carenciadas populations. Member of the Platform of the ONGD registada `s and in the Ministry of the Foreign affairses (DR, III Series, number 226 of 30/09/1998), the institution appeared in 1992 (DR, III Series, number 48 of 26/02/1992). It has for main objectivo to develop shares of Cooperation, Interchange and Culture in the domínios of the scientific specialties and techniques of its members, in Portugal and with Countries in Ways of Development.

Maria Grancha João was born in Lisbon in 1956, being son of Portuguese father and moçambicana mother. She is known by the freedom of its interpretations and by its versatility. In December “Chocolate” launched the album, with its musical partner of long date, the pianista Mário Laginha. In January, it presented “Ogre”, one projecto musical electrónico, with the company of the young pianista João Flour.
AIR Telecom is a total independent operator, with proper digital infrastructure and it offers of integrated services of Digital TV, Internet of Broad band, Telefone and Videoconferência in the Television and traditional services of Voice and Data. Guideline for innovative, competitive and international a service directed particular, professional and the companies.
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