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Meet the Team: Discover the Faces Behind Care for Life

Blair & Cindy Packard

Blair & Cindy Packard

OUR FOUNDERS

In 2000, Cindy Packard, a midwife, and her husband, Blair, traveled to Mozambique after learning about the devastating flooding and massive destruction in a country already drowning in abject poverty. After extensive research, they determined that many of the solutions in Africa were addressing the secondary problems, not the primary problems. These significant findings were the beginning of Care for Life. Teaching the basics and fostering self-reliance would bring lasting success.

After receiving NGO status in 2002, they established headquarters in Manga, Mozambique, which is located in the central eastern coast of the country. The Packard’s began hiring staff in Mozambique after starting a learning center and opening a small clinic to assist pregnant mothers. Soon after, the Care for Life team began teaching directly in villages in order to reach thousands of people. This evolved into the current Family Preservation Program (FPP), the cornerstone of Care for Life’s humanitarian model.

The Care for Life Team

Aly Brandon

Aly Brandon

President
Mary Ann Curtis

Mary Ann Curtis

VP of Operations, Director of Family Preservation Program
Linda Harper

Linda Harper

Finance Manager
Solomon

Solomon Malidadi

Mozambique National Director
Brinley Parkinson

Brinley Parkinson

Marketing Director
Jen Brewer

Jen Brewer

Vice President of Messaging
Ellena Fortner Newsom

Ellena Fortner Newsom

Fundraising Director

Local Mozambique Staff

Ana Micas

Ana Micas

Augusto Pombo

Augusto Pombo

Carlos Vicente

Carlos Vicente

Joao Fortuna

Joao Fortuna

Jorge Mounga

Jorge Mounga

Nora Ndabuwa

Nora Ndabuwa Castigo

Regina Pinto

Regina Pinto

Samuel Muanditrujari

Samuel Muanditrujari