Maputo, 23 Nov (AIM) – Three trucks loaded with support from Mozambique are now on their way to Palestine, according to a report in the independent newssheet “Carta de Mocambique”.
This solidarity results from contributions from several civil society organisations.
According to a member of the leadership of the Association of Solidarity with Palestine, Momade Amade, the trucks are being loaded by three Mozambicans in Cairo.
The three left Maputo for the Egyptian capital a week ago, and arrived in Cairo last Friday. They made the purchases in coordination with the Palestinian Embassy and with various other organisations operating in Cairo, such as the Egyptian Red Crescent.
The goods carried by the three trucks include foodstuffs, hygiene products, medicines and clothing. They were purchased with funds from a campaign launched in Mozambique three weeks ago by three organisations, namely the Mozambican Association with the Palestinian People, the Almoniz Foundation, and the Organisation of Moslem Business People.
“The campaign was launched here in Mozambique to raise funds, and three people were delegated to take the money, converted into dollars through Mozambican banks, so that they could purchase the goods in Cairo”, said Amade. “We thought this was the easiest procedure”.
“Our colleagues made the purchases in Cairo and hired the trucks”, he added. “But we don’t have a forecast for when they will arrive in Palestine, since the process is rather complicated. There is an enormous queue of trucks at the Rafah crossing (between Egypt and Gaza), and there is a bureaucratic procedure that must be followed after crossing the border”.
Asked about any involvement of the Mozambican government in this initiative, Amade said this is “a popular movement” and the organisations just informed the government.
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