On Monday in the island of Ibo we had scheduled our meeting with Fundación Ibo, a Barcelona-based NGO that works primarily in this and the surrounding islands (Quirimbas Archipielago). They are, along with Oikos, the only NGO working in this remote island. They work across a variety of different fields, ranging from education and economic activation, to nutrition and health. Before the meeting, we had seen their mark across the whole island, where crumbling structures have been rehabilitated into new facilities. We would later find out their purpose. These included a children and pregnancy nutrition centre, several education centres and some privately-owned businesses.

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