House of Ants February 2026

Many of the children that come to Casa das Formigas on a daily basis receive all their basic needs, food, education, medicine, and bible teaching. They return home each day to very poor conditions and broken homes. But some of the children are severe cases and have been referred to us by government agencies precisely to safeguard their best interests, and actually need to live here at Casa das Formigas. It was in this context that we received two girls in May 2025. They are sisters, Carmen, aged 8, and Tereza, aged 7, abandoned by their mother, who emigrated to a neighbouring country, leaving them alone. The neighbours called the police and they were welcomed to live at Casa das Formigas. Carmen and Teresa are being cared for with love and affection and are already enrolled in the school here. We also welcomed seven-year-old Albertina, whose parents are separated. Her mother is unable to provide for her daughter on her own, and when she leaves home to sell vegetables at the market, her daughter is left vulnerable and in need.

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