Pastor Simione writes: Dear Sponsors. We would like to share with you something of our journey during the first half of 2026. We began the year full of hopes and expectations of seeing our Casa das Formigas (House of Ants), transformed. At the end of February, we received a very special donation from a Paint Factory named Neuce Tintas – as part of their corporate social responsibility program. In addition to the paint needed to repaint the entire Casa das Formigas the donation included a large quantity of non-perishable food items. I can assure you, CDF has changed; it has been transformed and now offers a clean, beautiful and very welcoming environment for the children. We look after around 300 children every day across our various workshops, not to mention the full-time care we provide for more than 30 resident children on a daily basis.
