Hugo Maria Fernandes, Executive Director of Centro Nacional Chega!I.P., and Domingos Pinto de Araújo Moniz, Coordinator of the National Secretariat of the Political Conflict Victims Association 1974-1999 (AVKP), signed a Cooperation Agreement (ASH, in Tetum) to fund the House for Survivors program, which supports housing for the most vulnerable survivors.
Under this agreement, Centro Chega! has allocated $107,101.10 (USD) to construct homes for 6 selected survivors from various municipalities: 2 in Baucau, 1 in Manatuto, 2 in Manufahi, and 1 in Ainaro. Previously, between 2021 and 2024, Centro Chega!—in partnership with AVKP 1974-1999 and Community Housing Limited (CHL)—built houses for 20 of the most vulnerable survivors (11 men and 9 women).
The House for Survivors initiative aligns with Centro Chega!’s mandate under Decree-Law No. 48/2016, which is to assist survivors of human rights violations during the 1974–1999 conflict. Furthermore, the IX Constitutional Government has urged Centro Chega! to preserve historical memory, continue to foster human rights and reconciliation.
Basically, this support reflects Centro Chega!’s mission to promote the implementation of CAVR and PMAS recommendations regarding the institutionalization of memory through education, training, and research, providing solidarity assistance to vulnerable survivors of human rights violations. It also promotes the common recommendations of CAVR and CVA regarding the establishment of the National Center of Memory, Research, and Learning.
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For detailed information:
Raimundo Sarmento Fraga
Media and Communication Officer
Email: rsfraga@centrochega.gov.tl
Phone: 7874 0345
The Centro Nacional Chega!I.P, From Memory to Hope was established by Decree-Law No. 48/2016 on December 14th with the vision of “Inclusive societies, history of the past to be unrepeated, living peacefully, and respecting human rights.” Its mission is to establish post-conflict centers, preserve the memories of the past, promote the values of human rights, build national and international partners, and strengthen the network to implement the relevant recommendations made in the final Report of the Commission for Reception, Truth, and Reconciliation (CAVR)-Chega!, and Commission for Truth and Friendship (CTF) – Per Memoriam Ad Spem.”
