Indigenous people of the Tenondé Porã Village receive dates from the King Salman Center

Last Saturday (2), the indigenous people of the Tenondé Porã village, who live in the far south of São Paulo’s capital, received dates from the King Salman Center for Humanitarian Aid of Saudi Arabia. It was another action of the project “Distribution of 100 tons of Dates in the Federative Republic of Brazil and neighboring countries,” conceived by the Saudi entity and carried out by FAMBRAS, the Federation of Muslim Associations of Brazil.

The indigenous land of Tenondé Porã has an approximate extension of almost 16,000 hectares – covering parts of the municipalities of Mongaguá, São Bernardo do Campo, and São Vicente, in addition to São Paulo. It comprises eight villages and has a total of 1,500 Guarani people. The two most populous are Tenondé Porã (also known as “Barragem village”) and Krukutu.

The directors of the King Salman Center – Basheer Saleem Al Sharari and Abdulaziz Abdulrahman Althumairi – were present at the action alongside Ali Zoghbi, the vice-president of FAMBRAS, and the directors of project and institutional relations, Delduque Martins, and international programs, Ahmed Khalaf, among other collaborators from the Federation.

 The group was welcomed by the indigenous people and watched a presentation by the village choir. Afterward, they walked around the area to see the planting sites, the water treatment station, and other facilities like the school and the UBS (Basic Health Unit). Then, the indigenous people received the dates and also a donation of animal protein.

According to Ali Zoghbi, it is always good to be with the indigenous people of Tenondé Porã. “We are very well received when we come here. And this time, the visit was even more special because, in addition to the collaboration with the village, we were able to show the directors of the King Salman Center a little of what is at the origin of our country.”