Manatuto, September 19, 2025 – Adérito Hugo da Costa, Vice Minister of Parliamentary Affairs (VMAP, in Tetum), Expedito Dias Ximenes, Secretary of State for Social Communication, Hugo Maria Fernandes, Executive Director of Centro Chega!, the Authority of Manatuto Municipality, and the Political Conflict Victims Association (1974-1999 have presented a house known as the Memory House to Irenie Bi-Bui Fátima de Sousa, a survivor in the Village of Kairui, Laleia Administrative Post, Municipality of Manatuto.
Irenie is a survivor and a beneficiary of UMbE (Uma Memória ba Esperansa). She is a victim of past human rights violations and currently lives with a physical disability. The house presented to her measures 63m3 and includes 3 bedrooms, a bathroom, and a living room, along with an outdoor kitchen that is 7.5 meters.
This initiative is part of implementing the recommendations of Chega!, with a focus on the “Reparation of Victims.” The house is intended to honor and dignify Irenie’s contributions to the struggle for Timor-Leste’s independence.
The Division of Reparative Service at Centro Chega! has registered 26 of the most vulnerable survivors who received housing through the UMbE program between 2021 and 2025. Previously, from 2021 to 2024, Centro Chega! established 20 houses for survivors. In 2025, Centro Chega! established an additional 6 houses. These efforts are based on recommendations from Chega! and PMAS, with a focus on reparation. The Division of Reparative Services is responsible for this work, mainly by organizing solidarity programs to support survivors and vulnerable groups affected by past human rights violations.
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